International Falls Daily Journal - Robert Horton receives award, By TOM LAVENTURE, Staff Writer - Comments

I met this young man a few

Ojibwe1128 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:14:21 -0500

I met this young man a few years ago when he was involved with the Minnesota Indian Education Association (MNIEA) in Mahnomen/White Earth, Minnesota. This young Anishinabe activist and Ogichidaa is the REAL DEAL and it is great seeing our youth and young people standing up and advocating for youth. I was pleased to read about his progress and he has stuck with his writing and political involvement after hearing about the song at the PowWow near Emo. His family and community should be proud! We (your people) are! We certainly are!
- Jack O.

Robert Horton receives award, By TOM LAVENTURE, Staff Writer

Tom LaVenture — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:08:17 -0500

A local man is one of 12 recipients across Canada to receive the 2008 National Aboriginal Role Model award from the National Aboriginal Health Organization.
Robert Animikii Horton, a 26-year-old former International Falls resident and a graduate student in Sociology at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, was recognized along with the other recipients on June 21. The ceremony took place in Ottawa at Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada's Governor General Michaëlle Jean, who presented the awards with National Chief Phil Fontaine also in attendance.