By Ryan Pilon

Myrna Yuzicapi to receive the Order of Merit

Oct 20, 2010 | 4:09 PM

A woman born in Prince Albert will be receiving the Order of Merit.

Myrna Yuzicapi is a member of the Okanese First Nation, and has done a lot for Aboriginal youth in Saskatchewan.

In 1980, she became the founding director of the Saskatoon Native Survival School, which is now called Oskayak High School and offers First Nations students a culturally sensitive education.
Yuzicapi explained that what was offered to the students before wasn't working.

“High dropout rates — the students were not always being treated with respect,” said Yuzicapi. “The materials, the content, weren’t inclusive. The students didn’t see themselves represented in the things that were being taught.”

Among her other accomplishments, Yuzicapi also looked for ways to increase student participation and retention at SIAST as part of the Indian and Metis Curriculum Advisory Committee.

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Each year, the province hands out a maximum of ten such honours. Recipients are current or former long-time Saskatchewan residents who are being recognized for important contributions to the province.

Yuzicapi will receive the award next month in Regina.

rpilon@rawlco.com