Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society

Lethbridge, AB, for AbFest 2007, $2000

Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society

Lethbridge, AB, for Lethbridge Aboriginal Festival, $2000

Blue Quills First Nations College

St. Paul, AB, for Oskawasis Watiston (Child Nest) Learning Language through Art, $4500

Bridge the Gap Project

Calgary, AB, for Bridge the Gap Project, $6400

Buffalo Jump Artists Collective

Toronto, ON, for Buffalo Jump! 2007 Peace & Unity Walk and Festival - #1, $4500

Buffalo Jump Artists Collective

Toronto, ON, for Buffalo Jump! 2007 Peace & Unity Walk and Festival - #2, $4500

Burrard Indian Band (Tsleil - Waututh Nation)

North Vancouver, BC, for 2nd Annual Tsleil-Waututh Nation Cultural Arts Festival, $4000

Centre for Aboriginal Media

Toronto, ON, for Imagine Native Film & Media Arts Festival, $9500

Chaabaatang

Hagersville, ON, for Honouring Grandmother Moon, $4100

Chaabaatang

Hagersville, ON, for Ojibwe Language Immersion Camp, $7500

Common Weal Community Arts Inc.

Regina, SK, for Yorkton Storytelling & Spoken Word Project, $3500

Common Weal Community Arts Inc.

Regina, SK, for The Dewdney Avenue Project, $6500

Compaigni V'ni Dansi Society

Vancouver, BC, for Louis Riel Metis Dancers, $3500

Compaigni V'ni Dansi Society

Vancouver, BC, for Louis Riel Day Celebrations at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, $4500

Dreamspeakers Festival Society

Edmonton, AB, for Dream Speakers - Youth Day 2008, $2000

Dreamspeakers Festival Society

Edmonton, AB, for Dream Speakers International Aboriginal Film & Television Festival, $2000

Dreamspeakers Festival Society

Edmonton, AB, for Dream Speakers International Aboriginal Film & Television Festival, $2000

Enaahtig Healing Lodge and Learning Centre

Victoria Harbour, ON, for Sweet Water Music Festival, $4500

Fernie Secondary School

Fernie, BC, for First People's Voice, $500

File Hills Qu'Appele Tribal Council

Fort Qu'Appelle, SK, for All Nations Healing Centre, $2500

Fort McMurray Historical Society

Fort McMurray, AB, for National Aboriginal Day, $3500

Gloria King

Cedar Point, ON, for 3rd Annual Chiminissing Language Camp, $500

Indian Art-I-Crafts of Ontario

Brantford, ON, for Canadian Aboriginal Festival, $4500

Indian Art-I-Crafts of Ontario

Brantford, ON, for Candian Aboriginal Music Awards, $4500

Indigenous Arts Service Organization

Penticton, BC, for Calling sacRED Colors, $4500

Indigenous Performance Initiatives

Peterborough, ON, for Spirits, Beings and Life Forces: The Great Passage, $4500

Indigenous Performance Initiatives

Peterborough, ON, for A Story Before Time…, $4500

John Arcarnd Fiddle Fest Inc.

Saskatoon, SK, for 10th Annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest, $4500

John Ferris

Thunder Bay, ON, for Aboriginal Summer Arts & Crafts Fair 2007, $4500

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre

Hagersville, ON, for A Story Before Time Tour, $4500

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre

Hagersville, ON, for Fragmented Heart - Mixed Program, $4500

Kahnawake Youth Centre

Kahnawake, QC, for Traditional Teachings Through Art, $4500

Kangirqliniq Center for Arts and Learning

Rankin Inlet, NV, for The Traditional Arts Workshop, $9500

Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nations Interpretive Centre Inc.

Elphinstone, MB, for Keeseekoowenin Ojibway Language Class, $2000

Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nations Interpretive Centre Inc.

Elphinstone, MB, for Keeseekoowenin Ojibway Arts and Cultural Workshop, $2500

Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute

M'Chigeeng, ON, for Elder and Youth Ojibwe Culture Awareness Workshop, $2000

Lloyd S. King Elementary School

Hagersville, ON, for Lloyd S. King Cultural Program 2007-2008, $500

Manito Native Healing Lodges Inc.

Lakefield, ON, for Manito Minis Mashkiki Lodge Project : Session 1, $2500

Manito Native Healing Lodges Inc.

Lakefield, ON, for Manito Minis Mashkiki Lodge Project : Session 2, $2500

Manitoba Audio Recording Industry Association Inc.

Winnipeg, MB, for AMP Camp 2008, $2000

Manitoba Indian Education Association, Inc.

Winnipeg, MB, for Honouring Our Spirits, $2000

Marco Collin

MTL, QC, for Uapta, $4500

Matawa First Nations Management

Thunder Bay, ON, for Keewaydenong Art Camp 2007, $4500

Megwassi Ensemble

Winnipeg, MB, for Megwassi Ensemble Summer Tour, $2100

Megwassi Ensemble

Winnipeg, MB, for Megwassi Ensemble Winter Tour, $2100

Metis Artists' Collective

Toronto, ON, for Louis Riel Day Celebration of Metis Art and Culture, $3600

Metis Artists' Collective

Toronto, ON, for Metis Arts Festival 2007, $4500

Michelle LaVallee

Toronto, ON, for Resistance, Realities, Recreation Youth Workshops, $3600

Micmac Native Friendship Society

Halifax, NS, for Ekinua'taqitiek Retreat, $3500

Miywasin Society of Aboriginal Services (Medicine Hat)

Medicine Hat, AB, for History in the Hills 2007, $2500

Mohawk Language Custodian Association

Kanehsatake, QC, for Language Preservation Through Art, $2000

NaotKamegwanning Northwest Angle Education Authority

Pawaitik, ON, for Preserving Our Language and Culture, $500

Native Child and Family Services Toronto

Toronto, ON, for Art Express, $4500

Native Council of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PE, for Pow Wow Traditions - A Learner's Guide, $1500

Native Council of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PE, for Bustle Marking Workshop, $2000

Native Earth Performing Arts

Toronto, ON, for Death of a Chief, $3500

Native Museum of Mashteuiatish

Mashtieuatsh, QC, for Legacy Recording Project, $2000

Native Women in the Arts

Toronto, ON, for First Women of Song, $4500

Nechako Metis Elders Council (Grandchildren of the North)

Prince George, BC, for Grandchildren of the North - Metis Jigging for Youth, $3000

Nipissing First Nation Public Library

Garden Village, ON, for Nbisiing Regalia Creations, $3500

Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School Parent Advisory Committee

New Aiyansh, BC, for Nisga'a Storytelling & Costume and Regalia Making, $1500

Nokee Kwe Occupational Skills Development Inc./ Gathering of Good Minds

London, ON, for Telling Our Stories, $2100

Nokee Kwe Occupational Skills Development Inc./ Gathering of Good Minds

London, ON, for A Celebration of First Nations Art, Wisdom & Culture, $2100

Odawa Native Friendship Centre

Ottawa, ON, for The Odawa Film Festival and Cultural Celebration, $3500

Ojibwe Cultural Foundation

M'Chigeeng, ON, for The Next Wave of Artists from the Woodland School: An Anishinaabe Summer Art Camp, $7500

Ojibwe Play Creation Team

Toronto, ON, for Ojibwe Play Creation, $4400

Open Sky Creative Society

Ft. Simpson, NT, for Hoop Dancer Workshop/Talk and Performance, $4500

Pabineau First Nation

Pabineau First Nation, NB, for Keeping Our Spirit Strong Workshop, $2000

Prince  George Native Friendship Centre Society

Prince George, BC, for Integrated Resources for Aboriginal Youth, $2000

Prince George Metis Elders Society

Prince George, BC, for Youth Reconnecting to our Culture, $2000

Raven Spirit Dance Society

Vancouver, BC, for Songs of Shar Cho Development, $4500

Red Sky Performance

Toronto, ON, for Higher, Stronger, Faster, $7500

Regina Indian Child Services

Regina, SK, for Language Immersion Class, $2000

Ronathahonni Cultural Centre

Akwesasne, ON, for Crafts Can Be Fun, $2000

Ronathahonni Cultural Centre

Akwesasne, ON, for Akwesasne Mohawk Culture Camp, $500

Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company Inc

Saskatoon, SK, for Ensemble Theatre Arts Program, $3500

School District #47, Sliammon Native Council

Powell River, BC, for The Art of Storytelling, $500

School District #47, Sliammon Native Council

Powell River, BC, for Design, $500

School District No. 67 Okanagan Skaha

Penticton, BC, for School District No.67 Building Cultural Connections in School Project, $500

School District No. 67 Okanagan Skaha

Penticton, BC, for Aboriginal Female Student Circle, $500

Seabird Island Band

Agassiz, BC, for Storytelling of our History, $1500

Secwepemc Cultural Education Society

Kamloops, BC, for Preserving our Traditions, $2000

Seven Generations Education Institute

Fort Frances, ON, for Gagwegakendamaawiziwin, $3500

Six Nations Polytechnic Inc.

Ohsweken, ON, for Traditional Knowledge Masters Apprenticeship Program, $3600

Sky Polson

Thunder Bay, ON, for Cultural Mural Project Workshop #2, $2000

Sky Polson

Thunder Bay, ON, for Cultural Mural Project Workshop #1, $3500

Sookinchoot Youth Centre

Vernon, BC, for Pine Needle Productions, $4500

Sqilxw Children's Education Society

Vernon, BC, for Traditional Textures Touch Books, $3000

Sqilxw Children's Education Society

Vernon, BC, for Nsyilxcin Big Books, $3500

Suzi Bekkattla

Vancouver, BC, for Athapaskan Language Revival, $5500

Tajarniit Productions

Iqaluit, NU, for Tajarniit, $9500

Takla Lake First Nation #608

Prince George, BC, for Tsey Keh Nay Traditional Gathering, $2500

Tecumseh Collective First Nations Community Organization

Toronto, ON, for Nimkiidgesaag - Thunder and Rain #2, $4500

Tecumseh Collective First Nations Community Organization

Toronto, ON, for Nimkiidgesaag - Thunder and Rain #1, $4500

Temagami Artistic Collective                               

Temagami, ON, for Deep Water Blues, $4500

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Toronto, ON, for Guiding Spirits Youth Leadership Camp, $2000

The Manitoba Aboriginal Music Host Committee

Winnipeg, MB, for Education Day, $4500

The Metis Nation of Greater Victoria

Victoria, BC, for Metis Dance Troupe, $3500

Tracee Smith

Sault Ste.-Marie, ON, for Keeping the Beat, $500

Treaty 8 Tribal Association

Fort St. John, BC, for Fire and Drum Music Festival, $3500

Tulita Dene Band Office

Tulita, NT, for Youth Life Skills Training and Cultural Development Program, $500

Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble

Toronto, ON, for The Only Good Indian, $4500

Ucluelet First Nation

Ucluelet, BC, for Language Speaking Class, $500

Ucluelet First Nation

Ucluelet, BC, for The Yu-cluth-aht Holistic Celebration of Health, $4500

University of Manitoba, Department of Native Studies

Winnipeg, MB, for Annual Elders and Traditional Peoples Gathering, $2000

Urban Ink Production Society

Vancouver, BC, for From Where We Speak, $4500

Urban Shaman Inc.

Winnipeg, BC, for Flags Project, $4500

Visible Arts Society

Vancouver, BC, for The Heyokah, $4500

WATE

RR2 Lakefield, ON, for Traditional Teachings Workshops, $4500

Westfield Inc.

Ottawa, ON, for Westfest's 5th Anniversary: A Celebration of Canadian Aboriginal Women in Music, $9500

Windigo Productions

Ottawa, ON, for A Windigo Tale, $4500

Winter Spirit Creations

Wiarton, ON, for Fulfillment of a Dream Aboriginal Festival, $4500

Woodland Culture Centre

Brantford, ON, for Indigenous Relations - Indigenous Arts Festival, $4500

Zhiibaayaaniimidwin

Barrie, ON, for Traditional Art Forms in A Contemporary World, $4500

Zhiibaayaaniimidwin

Barrie, ON, for Aboriginal Artists in Action, $4500