2014 Governor General's History Awards
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presented teachers and other outstanding Canadians with the Governor General’s History Awards for their efforts to further an interest in and understanding of Canadian history and heritage.
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"You are storytellers who paint a picture of a bygone Canada, but let us not forget that your actions resonate in the present day and will continue to do so well into the future. You are steering the course of young people’s lives, and shaping how we perceive historical events and react to them."
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Ms. Janet Walker, president en Chief Officer of Canada's National History Society also delivered remarks.
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The 19th Governor General’s History Awards honour exceptional achievements in five areas: teaching, museums, community programming, scholarly research, and popular media. Charles Bilodeau, of St-Nicolas, in Quebec, won the Kayak Kid's Illustrated History Challenge.
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Mercedes Sandy, of Christian Island, Ontario, received the award for Aboriginal Arts & Stories.
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Mr. Matt Kelly, Montague Regional High School, Montague, Prince Edward Island, received the SEVEC Ambassador of History Award.
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Mr. James Daschuk, Regina, Saskatchewan received the Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research (Sir John A. Macdonald Prize)for his book 'Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life'.
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Mr. Mark Zuehlke, a prolific historical writer and pre-eminent military historian from Victoria, British Columbia, received the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media (Pierre Berton Award).
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Eight laureates received the Governor General’s History Awards for Excellence in Teaching: Michael Berry, Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School, Calgary, Alberta; Laurie Cassie and Sharon Moy, David Livingstone Elementary School, Vancouver, British Columbia; Gérald Charron, École Saint-Joseph PALS, Lévis, Quebec; Ryan McManaman and David Alexander, Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Owen Sound, Ontario; Manon St-Hilaire, Ste-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus, St-Jérôme, Quebec; Connie Wyatt Anderson, Oscar Lathlin Collegiate, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba.
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