This year’s recipient of the Bernie Hanlon Memorial Scholarship is Julianna Brinston. Julianna is a third-year Biochemistry Nutrition Student at Memorial University in St. John’s. She plans to study Medicine at Memorial once she completes her current program. Her desire to remove inequalities in the Healthcare system have been a driving force in her educational journey.

In Julianna’s application essay she wrote, “As an Indigenous woman in STEM, I hope to break boundaries and become an advocate for the Indigenous community, a group that is all-too often the victims of stereotyping and abuse in the Medical system.”

Julianna’s previous volunteer experience includes House Council Mental Health Representative, First Light Friendship Center, and Ronald McDonald House. She is currently volunteering at Planned Parenthood, is serving as Third-Year Representative of the Biochemistry Society and secretary of Women in Science and Engineering society (WISE).

Julianna says of receiving the award “The Bernie Hanlon Memorial Scholarship is one of the greatest honours I have received in my academic career. It demonstrates that I have achieved one of my lifelong goals to improve my community.”

Bernadette “Bernie” Hanlon dedicated her life to supporting and encouraging the Indigenous people of Newfoundland both culturally and in working with them to meet their educational dreams. Bernie always went above and beyond for her students and tried to help in any way possible through her many years with the Federation of Newfoundland Indians and later with the Qalipu First Nation. Bernie worked tirelessly to help those around her develop personally as well by supporting and encouraging cultural and spiritual growth. The Bernie Hanlon Memorial Scholarship was created to help a client of The Education and Training Department attending college or completing an undergraduate degree to continue to pursue those dreams.

Marathon Gold and Qalipu First Nation are pleased to share that they will be offering 5 scholarships valued at $1,000.00 annually over the next 5 years.

The Marathon Gold – Qalipu First Nation Scholarship is designed to encourage and support Qalipu band members with their career development and growth as they attend post-secondary education institutions.

Please click here for further details and to complete the application.

Applications are due by January 31, 2023.

Email a picture, or comment on our social media post using the hashtag #rockyourmocs!

Participate anytime during the week of November 13-19 with a picture of you (or you and some friends or colleagues) wearing your moccasins for the Rock Your Mocs Event! All photo submissions will be entered into a prize draw.

Let’s have some fun in honour of National Native American History Month!

Pictures can be emailed to communications@qalipu.ca or by leaving a comment when you see the Rock Your Mocs poster on our Facebook Page which will be pinned to the top all week.

The next regular meeting of the Chief and Council will take place on November 20th at 9:00 am at the Albatross Hotel in Gander.

Members are invited to view the meeting by logging into their ginu membership profile where the meeting will be live-streamed.

It was a humbling and proud moment for Paul Glavine when he received a phone call from Hockey NL notifying him that he was selected for induction into the Provincial Hockey Hall of Fame.  This acknowledgement by Hockey NL is the pinnacle of recognition for extraordinary achievement within the game of hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador.

“I was humbled but I was also proud.  I’ve been playing hockey since I was six years old and involved in many ways over the years. I love the game.” Paul noted.

Paul Glavine has been a hockey player for over 45 years, a volunteer and coach in his home community of Grand Falls-Windsor.  However, it was his instrumental role in resurrecting senior hockey in the community that earned him induction into the Hall of Fame’s Builder category at a ceremony this past Saturday at the Civic Centre in Corner Brook.

In 2001, Paul was instrumental in the rebirth of the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Hockey Club. He was the founding member and served as the President for ten years. He then moved into the Director of Operations of the club for six years having several stints as both an assistant and head coach.

Craig Tulk, Executive Director at Hockey NL, grew up with Paul and noted that he was well worthy of the recognition.

“Paul helped build a senior hockey team that went on to play in four Allan Cup Canadian senior hockey semi-final games, eventually winning the Canadian championship in 2017.  The Allan Cup has only been won by two other teams in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador.”

Paul also led the Cataracts to an astonishing five Herder Memorial Championships.  His coaching record with the team was 106 wins, 44 losses and 9 overtime losses.

Tulk noted that Paul was largely responsible for attracting quality players to the team and making the game an experience for the whole family to enjoy.

“The quality of players that joined the team in his twenty-year tenure was a true testament to his ability to attract and build great hockey teams.  Fan attendance, partnerships, sponsorships… going to a Cataracts game in Grand Falls-Windsor was more than just a game, it was a community event, entertainment like no other.”

Congratulations to Paul Glavine on his dedication to sport, and community.

As Employment Coordinator, Yvonne helps to connect members with employment opportunities, and assists with access to programs such as Self-Employment Assistance, Wage Subsidies, Skills Parachute, Targeted Training, Grad Incentive Program, and Youth Summer Employment.

Chat with Yvonne on the Education and Training Facebook group, and see all the latest news and job opportunities.

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The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (GNL) is interested in acquiring murals created by Indigenous artist(s) for the East Block Lobby of Confederation Building. To assist with that possible acquisition in relation to Qalipu First Nation (QFN), the QFN is seeking via this Expressions of Interest (EOI) proponents who can design and fabricate a Mural for permanent installation in the East Block Lobby of Confederation Building, depicting Mi’kmaq of QFN; and that the QFN may recommend, as a result of this EOI, to GNL for that purpose.

Each EOI will be evaluated as outlined below:
Each EOI must describe in detail how the scope of work/deliverables will be achieved.

QFN reserves the right to engage with proponents to rectify, verify, clarify and supplement any information submitted in an EOI.

The proponent submitting the most suitable EOI may subsequently be invited to enter into a contract for the work described herein by GNL. However, there is no obligation on GNL to enter any such contract.

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On Friday, October 21 Chief Brendan Mitchell and representatives from the Qalipu First Nation visited Corner Brook Intermediate to present awards to miss Kali Gill, a grade 9 student who was the winner of this years’ logo contest for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.  This day, observed on September 30, is a day to recognize the terrible legacy of Canada’s residential school system, commemorate residential school Survivors, and remember the thousands of Indigenous children lost to this system.

The logo contest was open to children from kindergarten to grade 12 and invited students to create artwork that represents what Truth and Reconciliation means to them.  Kali’s winning design, which will be featured on orange shirts sold at Qalipu offices in advance of the next National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, won her the top prize of $250, a swag bag filled with cultural items and a $500 donation to her school’s breakfast program.

Chief Mitchell remarked that these events are particularly significant to youth, who will be instrumental in forging the path forward toward reconciliation by fostering, “…. the spirit of mutual respect and positive change.”

At the event, Principal Peter Burt announced the school has plans to immortalize Kali’s design on the school’s wall as a part of their commitment to diversity, inclusion, and acceptance.

Congratulations to Kali and gratitude all those who entered this year’s competition.