HERITAGE NL: LAUREATE OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S HISTORY AWARD

HERITAGE NL: LAUREATE OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S HISTORY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING

The Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming recognizes innovative programs or initiatives that encourage public engagement in Canadian history.

Heritage NL is receiving national recognition for its Craft At Risk project – an ambitious initiative to research, assess, and address the loss of traditional knowledge and craft in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Craft at Risk engaged more than 1,000 participants in fifty communities with the rich, cultural traditions of Newfoundland and Labrador. In total, the initiative has helped preserve more than twenty crafts, from bark tanning to komatik (sled) making to letterpress printing, revitalizing a wide range of traditions and skills.

The award will be presented by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, at an upcoming ceremony.

https://canadashistory.ca/awards/governor-general-s-history-awards/award-recipients/2023/craft-at-risk
 
To learn more about the Governor General’s History Awards and the 2023 recipients, visit CanadasHistory.ca/GGHA2023.

 

More information:

Claude-Sylvie Lemery
Communications Manager
514 433-3405
cs.lemery@gmail.com