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S C H O L A R S H I P The Shannen’s Dream Scholarship is made possible by a generous donation from the Collure family from Richmond Hill, Ontario, and EdTech company Top Hat! ABOUT SHANNEN’S DREAM The Shannen’s Dream Scholarship is named in honour of Shannen Koostachin, a courageous young leader from Attawapiskat First Nation who sparked a national movement for safe and comfy schools for First Nat. [...] The only school in Attawapiskat was closed because of a diesel fuel leak in 1979 that poisoned the land under the school building. [...] In 2012, a Private Member’s motion in support of Shannen’s Dream passed unanimously in the House of Commons, but First Nations education is still underfunded by the federal government compared to provincial and territorial schools. [...] make a fair and measurable contribution to the • “Pay-it-forward” requirement: The recipient Shannen’s Dream campaign or related First agrees to make a fair and measurable Nations initiative as a condition of receiving the contribution to Shannen’s Dream or a related award. [...] The recipient must agree to provide Koostachin and Shannen’s Dream, starting a club the scholarship committee with details at your school to learn more about equity, etc.