Awards

Six Nations Polytechnic offers a scholarship in memory of Harvey Longboat, Sr. During his term with the Six Nations Polytechnic Board of Governors, Harvey created the philosophy by which SNP strives to function, in addition to inspiring and guiding the school with his educational experience and knowledge of the culture. Six Nations Polytechnic’s Harvey Longboat Sr. Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student either graduating from a BAOL/HBAOL program, or a University Consortium Program student who has completed their studies with 18 units or more. This award will be granted to the student who has displayed outstanding achievement in their studies. This scholarship does not require an application, SNP will select the recipient based on the requirements outlined above.

This award is dedicated in memory of Marge and Reg Henry, who were highly respected for their knowledge of Longhouse traditions and languages. Both fluent in the Cayuga language, Marge and Reg worked diligently at promoting the preservation of the language and left the legacy of the Henry Orthography, a phonetic writing system used to inscribe the Cayuga language. Six Nations Polytechnic’s Marge and Reg Henry Cayuga Language Award is awarded to a full-time student either graduating from a BAOL/HBAOL program, or a University Consortium Program student who has completed their studies with 18 units or more, or who has achieved the single highest grade in a Cayuga language course. Preference will be given for achievement in upper-level advanced language courses. This scholarship does not require an application, SNP will select the recipient based on the requirements outlined above.

This award is dedicated to the memory of Vina Loft. Vina was a fluent Mohawk speaker who worked at promoting the spoken language in many ways. Her first dedication to the retention of the language was to teach all her own children to speak Mohawk. Six Nations Polytechnic’s Vina Loft Mohawk Language Award is awarded to a full-time student either graduating from a BAOL/HBAOL program, or a University Consortium Program student who has completed their studies with 18 units or more, that has achieved the single highest grade in a Mohawk Language course Preference will be given for achievement in upper-level advanced language courses. This scholarship does not require an application, SNP will select the recipient based on the requirements outlined above.

Six Nations Polytechnic, on behalf of the Indigenous Institutes’ Consortium (IIC), honours a student in order to provide encouragement and assistance with their post-secondary education who has completed full-time studies successfully.

Six Nations Polytechnic, on behalf of the Indigenous Institutes’ Consortium (IIC), is pleased to acknowledge exemplary service by Instructors through a high level of commitment to successful program delivery and student achievement.

In the Spring of 2019, Deyohahá:ge was invited to present to the Port Nelson United Church in Burlington to support their efforts to understand and respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action. In response to this knowledge sharing, The Port Nelson United Church elected to fundraise in support of learners recovering Indigenous languages. As a result of this fundraising, an award is being offered to the graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Ogwehoweh Languages Program.