Jeannette Armstrong: Poetry

Awards and honours

  • 1974: Mungo Martin Award for First Nations people in education for Native art
  • 1978: Helen Pitt Memorial Award support of emerging artists
  • 2000: Honorary Doctorate in Letters, St. Thomas University
  • 2003: Buffett Award for Aboriginal Leadership in recognition of Armstrong's work as an educator, community leader and Indigenous rights activist
  • 2016: George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award[16]
  • 2017: BC Community Achievement Award community involvement particularly with language teacher training and developing traditional languages[17]
  • 2023: Officer of the Order of Canada[18]

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