UNBC professor Margo Greenwood is at the Canadian House of Commons today to receive a National Aboriginal Achievement Award. Dr. Greenwood will be recognized for her outstanding career achievements in education and for her dedication and commitment to the health and well-being of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Canada. She is currently the Academic Leader of the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH).

Click to view the official release from the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation.

For more than two decades, Dr. Greenwood has focused her work on early childhood education. She has served as an expert advisor on health and children’s issues to the United Nations, the Canadian Senate, and the Office of the Children's Advocates of BC. Dr. Greenwood led the development of a groundbreaking UNICEF report on the state of Aboriginal children’s health in Canada and has served on more than 50 provincial, national, and international advisory committees and working groups.

 

"We are delighted for Margo and celebrate the national leadership role she plays at our university. Her inspirational work links policy, research and practice to address the profound inequities in health and well-being for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. The impact of the work she does with her team and network is truly remarkable," said Dr. George Iwama, president of UNBC, which hosts the NCCAH.

The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were established in 1993. Each year 14 recipients are celebrated for their achievements.

Recipients will be presented today to the Prime Minister of Canada and the House of Commons as outstanding models of inspiration to the next generation of Aboriginal youth. A gala awards show will be broadcast nationally on television in early 2011 on Canwest Global Television and Aboriginal Peoples Television (APTN).