Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have the great opportunity and great honour today to recognize some very special guests in the Great Hall during the Ministers' Culture and Heritage Awards. I'd like to recognize them and thank them for joining us here in the gallery as well as thank them for all the work that they're doing in preserving our cultures, promoting it, and being great ambassadors for the North, for their communities and for their regions as well.
Under the elder award, Mr. Edward Oudzie, I believe he's joining us here today. Accompanying him is Harold Harris from Norman Wells. Winner of the Individual Art was Jessie Campbell and Clarence Campbell was joining her today. Group Award, we have two representatives here from the Open Sky Creative Society, Mr. Lindsay Waugh and Roxanna Thompson from Fort Simpson. Our Youth Award was Marilyn Maring. Accompanying her was Ellen Firth and her eight-month-old daughter Myria, who pretty well stole the show this morning.
Mr. Speaker, I also had the opportunity of having a Ministers' Choice Award, and this year's recipient was the late Sandra Ipana who did 25 years of teaching in Inuvik and the Northwest Territories and promoted her culture very well. Accepting on her behalf was her daughter, Eileen Allen and her son, Mickey Ipana from Inuvik. I'd like to welcome them to the House. As well, I'd like to recognize our ECE staff for doing a great job in coordinating the events. I also believe Mr. Hayden Stewart is joining us from Tuktoyaktuk and he's been a great ambassador in the youth area. So welcome everyone and thanks again for all the work that you do. Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker.