Recipients of 2024 TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples named

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Recipients of 2024 TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples named

“We are proud to play a role in supporting students”

Non-Profits & Charities

By
Terry Gangcuangco

TD Bank Group (TD) and AFOA Canada have announced the 25 recipients of this year’s TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples. The 2024 cohort represents a diverse group of students from First Nation, Inuit, and Métis communities nationwide.

Each scholarship recipient will receive $15,000 annually for up to four years, covering tuition and living expenses. Additionally, they will have access to internship opportunities with TD, gaining valuable work experience, and an offer of full-time employment upon completing their studies.

The following are this year’s scholarship awardees:

Amber Big Plume, Tsuut’ina Nation, Alberta
Arden Elliot, Mattagami First Nation, Ontario
Audrey Robertson, Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba
Brianna Patrick, Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nation, Manitoba
Cailen Davis, Membertou, Nova Scotia
Dante Carter, Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan
Fitzgerald Stuart, Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Jayna Maytwayashing, Lake Manitoba First Nation, Manitoba
Jessica Mirasty, Flying Dust First Nation, Saskatchewan
Kate Young, Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan
Kaylei Denny, Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia
Kya Steinbach-Parker, We’koqma’q, Nova Scotia
Lonnie Cote, Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan
Madeline Wastesicoot, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, Alberta
Maxine Iron, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Saskatchewan
Meghan Breen, Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation, Northwest Territories
naskwâw Laframboise, Manitoba Métis Federation, Manitoba
Neylan Stevens, Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia
Norma Handsor, Tŝideldel First Nation, British Columbia
Sadie Turning Robe, Carry The Kettle First Nation, Saskatchewan
Saskia-Mae Livingstone, Métis Nation of Alberta, Alberta
Shera Wysote, Listuguj Mi’kmaq First Nation, Quebec
Teagan Dubiel, Métis Nation of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
Tyler Trudeau, Wabaseemoong Independent Nations of One Man Lake, Swan Lake, and Whitedog, Ontario
Valerie Bozark, Dene Tha’ First Nation, Alberta

“We are proud to play a role in supporting students from Indigenous communities in their journeys towards achieving their academic and career ambitions,” TD vice president of indigenous banking Doris Bear stated. “It is also our privilege to help connect them with employment opportunities under the program, as well as make our terrific network of colleagues and leaders available to them as part of this experience.”

Launched in November 2022, the scholarship program is managed by AFOA Canada, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit organization.

“The TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples can help transform the lives of students and is also an investment in the future of Indigenous communities,” Terry Goodtrack, president and chief executive of AFOA Canada, declared. “This scholarship helps empower the student recipients to pursue a positive future for themselves and their communities.”

Among the recipients is Cailen Davis, a business administration student at Saint Francis Xavier University. Davis commented: “I’m grateful to be a scholarship recipient and to be interning with the human resources team at TD this summer… I want to use my business education and learnings through the financial sector at TD to support me, my family, and community back home.”

Applications for the 2025 scholarships will open online starting September.

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