Living In Harmony Awards
Theme for 2025: We All Belong Here - Many Stories Make Up Saskatoon.
Every year, the City of Saskatoon hosts the Living in Harmony Awards to recognize outstanding achievements in contributing to community harmony through the elimination of racial discrimination in our communities.
This year marks 30 years of the City of Saskatoon working to inspire individuals to make Saskatoon an inclusive and equitable space where racism has no place.
The goal of the Living in Harmony Awards to enhance the understanding of racial issues that impact our city but also to empower individuals or groups to become actively involved in building more inclusive communities, fostering a deeper understanding of diversity and inclusion within Saskatoon.
2025 Award Recipients
Awards can be presented to individuals, organizations, or to students/classes/school groups. The winners are selected by the City’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Committee. Congratulations to all our winners!
Announcement of the 2025 Living in Harmony Award winners
2025 Living In Harmony Award Recipients
School Awards
High School Student Group Award: Newcomer Youth Engagement Program at E.D. Feehan High School, Mount Royal Collegiate and Nutana Collegiate for their Ribbon Skirt and Ribbon Shirt Project.
High School Student Group Award: Mount Royal Art Students for their Mustang Creations, a collection of murals, a gallery wall and an arts website.
Elementary Student Group Award: Brownell School Students & Staff for their Nipin and the Rocks inspired art project, led by Mr. Thorpe's Grade 4/5 class.
Elementary Individual Student Award: Mylana Shekera at Chief Whitecap School for her Living in Harmony artwork.
Honourable Mention – Elementary Student Group: Samiksha Reddy, Annapa Reddy (Grade 8) and Mahiksha Reddy (Grade 4) at Colette Bourgonje School for their piece conveying the idea that everyone belongs in Saskatoon.
Honourable Mention – High School Individual Students: Gabbi Taras and Sykla Jennings at Mount Royal Collegiate for their pieces that depict a sense of community and connection.
Community Awards
Community Impact Award: Maria and Teedly Linklater for bringing language, ceremony, honour, songs and safe places to allow our families to be able to learn and to take part in ceremony. Since the early 90s, the Linklater Clan has restored, revitalized and strengthened the community of Saskatoon by advocating for Indigenous rights within the court systems, Ministry of Social Services, Police services and throughout the school system.
Past Recipients
2024 Living in Harmony Award Recipients
Classroom Award: Mr. Thorpe's Grade 4/5 Class at Brownell School for drafting their own personalized land acknowledgements. Students: Zander, Isla, Luke, Rayden, Brier, Sahil, Cali, Mitchell, Izzy, Peyton, Harlyn, Ava, Emelia, Yassine, James, Jeremy, Saif, Sadie, Winona, Tak, Dani, Dewarsh, Sean, Luanne, Jaxson, and Samuel.
Student Group Award: Leia Dustyhorn, Ghazal Al Othman, River Cronk, and Olivia Martens from Buena Vista School. These Grade 6 students created a piece of art depicting a multitude of races marching side by side alongside the river.
Student Award: Kyra Jackson (Grade 4) at Saskatoon French School and Hezekiah Imafidon (Grade 5) at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic School. These students were selected for special recognition for their gifts and their contributions to ensuring others know the importance of Black History.
Recognition Award – Individual: Nicole White, founder of Moon Time Connections—an Indigenous-led organization that has sent over 4 million menstrual products to northern and remote communities.
Honourable Mention – Individual: Aisha Sharma for her poem sharing the perspective of a girl facing racist comments.
Recognition Award – Organization: The International Women of Saskatoon (IWS) for providing a safe, inclusive, and inviting space for newly arrived Canadians.
2023 Living In Harmony Award Recipients
Community Recognition: Sarah Kelly with Right to Skate – Recognized for fostering inclusive skateboarding meetups, camps, and events in Saskatoon for over 10 years. With Sarah's guidance, organization, and passion, Right to Skate has transformed the Saskatoon skateboarding landscape into an inclusive and welcoming community.
Community Recognition: Stephanie Cole with Wildwood School – Recognized for creating anti-racist and anti-oppressive groups in all schools she has taught in and as being the steady voice calling for action and recognition for people who are underrepresented or marginalized.
School Recognition: Holy Cross High School Truth & Reconciliation Club – Recognized for its work in the area of reconciliation awareness and action.
2022 Living In Harmony Award Recipients
Best Elementary Submission: Geordie Laliberte, Travis Bird and Brooklyn Dreger from the Grade 7/8 class at Pleasant Hill School
Best Video Submission: The Young Indigenous Women's Utopia Girls Group, St. Marguerite School
Outstanding Classroom Participation: Christine Loewen from the Grade 7/8 class at Greystone School
Best Overall Poster: Steven Qui of Greystone School
Community Impact Award: Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation Inc. (TAYFFI) and Helen Smith-McIntyre
In order to keep everyone safe, an awards video was created in 2022 in lieu of an in-person awards presentation. The video names the 2022 award winners and includes remarks from Mayor Charlie Clark and Chair of the City's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, Namarta Kochar.
2021 Living In Harmony Award Recipients
Best Overall Poster Winner: Newcomer Youth Engagement Program
Best Video Submission: St. Frances Nēhiyaw (Cree) Bilingual School, EcoJustice Class
Best Elementary Group Submission: Greystone Heights School, Grade 8 Class
Best Elementary Individual Submission: Vanna Marquilencia of École River Heights School
Community Recognition Award Winner: Nutana Collegiate
Community Recognition Honourable Mention: Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community
2020 Living In Harmony Award Recipients
Best Elementary Submission: École St. Matthew School, Grades 4-6
Best High School Submission: St. Frances Nēhiyaw Bilingual School, Grade 9 Class
Best Video Submission: Grade 4-6 students, Ernest Lindner School
Overall Poster Winner: Ariha Imtiaz, Gr. 8, Ernest Lindner School
Community Recognition Award: Dr. Sheelah McLean
2019 Living In Harmony Award Winners
- Dora Li, Holy Cross High School
- Mel Sysing's Grade 6 class, St. Mark School
- Reshai Aisaican, Mount Royal Collegiate
- Sabbar Jahan, St. Mark School
- Nada Abdelrahman, St. Mark School
- Angela Kargbo, St. Mark School