JHR announces winner of 2021 Indigenous Youth Reporter Award
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
b'TORONTO, May 20, 2021 /CNW/ - Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is pleased to announce Kanyen\'keh:ka photographer, filmmaker, and journalist Shelby Lisk as the winner of its 2nd Annual Award for Outstanding Work by an Indigenous Youth Reporter.
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- b'TORONTO, May 20, 2021 /CNW/ - Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is pleased to announce Kanyen\'keh:ka photographer, filmmaker, and journalist Shelby Lisk as the winner of its 2nd Annual Award for Outstanding Work by an Indigenous Youth Reporter.
- As a journalist and artist, Lisk is interested in exploring contemporary issues in Indigenous and mixed-race identity.\nThe award was announced yesterday at a virtual ceremony in which eminent Indigenous journalists and writers Tanya Talaga, Karyn Pugliese, Angela Sterritt, and Ryan McMahon also spoke about the evolution of Indigenous journalism.
- They said that while much progress has been made, there is still a lot of work to do.\nTanya Talaga sat alongside Karyn Pugliese and Ryan McMahon on the jury for JHR\'s Outstanding Work by an Indigenous Youth Reporter Award, and congratulated Lisk on her win.\n"Your work really is such a leader.
- We are grateful to RBC for its support of the award through its Future Launch program.