Frederick and Pighin were chosen for the service award for their individual, and sometimes combined, contributions to preserving and promoting local history, particularly Dakelh, the Carrier language.
The winners of the 2023 Jeanne Clarke Local History Awards are Edie Frederick and Jennifer Annaïs Pighin for service and Liz Bryan for publication for her book Adventure Roads of BC's Northwest Heartland.
Bryan’s book was chosen over six other nominess: Alone in the Great Unknown: One Woman's Remarkable Adventures in the Northwest Wilderness by Caroll Simpson, Castle to Cabins: Random Memories of My Life by Olga Boudreau, Ceepee and the Fish Camp by Huble Homestead/Giscome Portage Heritage Society, with watercolour illustrations by Cliff Mann, First Nation Designs by Jennifer Annïs Pighin and Dakelh translation by Edith Frederick, Crossing the Divide: Discovering a Wilderness Ethic in...
Frederick is a Lheidli T’enneh elder who was instrumental to the creation of the Lheidli Dakelh Dictionary. Pighin is a well-known Prince George artist and educator, currently serving as board chair of the Omineca Arts Centre.
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