Iqaluit law student receives 2018 Laura Gauthier award – Nunatsiaq News

November 02, 2018

Jasmine Redfern recognized for her “tireless efforts to create community initiatives while juggling ambitious academic goals”

In recognition of her “tireless efforts to create community initiatives while juggling ambitious academic goals,” Nunavut law student Jasmine Redfern of Iqaluit will receive the 2018 Qulliq Energy Corp. Laura Gauthier Scholarship, awarded since 2001 to a student pursuing a post-secondary education.

Speaking in the Nunavut legislature Oct. 30, Jeannie Ehaloak, the minister responsible for the power corporation, praised Redfern as a leader and advocate for Indigenous youth.

Redfern, the daughter of Iqaluit Mayor Madeline Redfern and Jae Redfern, is a founder of the National Indigenous Young Women’s Council, a member of the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal and a longtime volunteer with the Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Helpline.

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