Dozens of northerners have been recognized in recent weeks with a special one-off medal designed to reward people who make a “significant contribution” to a particular part of Canada.
The King Charles III Coronation Medal – commemorating the 2023 coronation of Canada’s monarch – is being awarded to a total of 30,000 people across the country, including 4,000 members of the armed forces.
Provinces, territories, MPs and a broad range of other organizations all had the ability to nominate people for the medal.
An exhaustive list of every Northwest Territories resident to receive a medal is not readily available. However, we have acquired lists from the offices of Premier RJ Simpson, Commissioner Gerry Kisoun, Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson and NWT MP Michael McLeod.
Many of the recipients received their medals at a ceremony inside the NWT Legislative Assembly last week.
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If you know of an NWT resident who received the medal through another organization and is not listed below, tell us and we’ll confirm it then add them to the list.
This is the list we have compiled so far. Medal recipients’ names are as they were provided to us by the nominating office, and recipients are listed in the order provided to us.
Nominated by Premier RJ Simpson
- Adam Blake Yeadon
- Alec Lucas Sunrise
- Alex Debogorski
- Alfred Taniton
- Angélique Ruzindana Umunyana
- Anthony Whitford
- Arthur (Ted) Blondin
- Benjamin Scott
- Brendan Green
- Candice Lys
- Cara Lynn Manuel
- Chelsea Thacker
- Crystal Gail Fraser
- Daniel John T’seleie
- Dëneze James Nakehk’o
- Emily Blake
- Evelyn Rose Storr
- François Paulette
- Freddie Greenland
- Frieda Martselos
- Gail Patricia Rose Cyr
- George Low
- Georges Erasmus
- Jacey Firth-Hagen
- Jack Rowe
- James Thomas Ronald Williams
- Joanne Snowshoe
- Juaning Capulso
- Kami Kandola
- Kelvin Redvers
- Leela Joy Gilday
- Leon Modeste
- Louie Beaulieu
- Lucy Jane Simon
- Marie Wilson
- Marlisa Brown
- Matthew Thomas Unka
- Matthew Yap
- Michael J Green
- Mikey McBryan
- Nicole Katherine Labine
- Paul Andrew
- Renee Louise Sanderson
- Riley Thomas Oldford
- Ross Potter
- Shams Osman
- Simara Wilson
- Soham Srimani
- Steve Albert Cockney Sr
- Tammy Loretta Steinwand-Deschambeault
- Thomas Harry Frith
- Travis Wright
- Walter (Wally) Firth
- Wilson (Joe) McBryan
Nominated by Commissioner Gerry Kisoun
- Hassan Adam
- Amrik Singh Kanwal
- Antoine Loreen
- Brad Robertson
- Catherine Wilson
- Erwin Elias
- Frank Hansen
- Glenna Hansen
- Grace Lillian Blake
- Jason Johnston
- Jordon Mathieu
- Kandis Jameson
- Margaret Thom
- Mélissa Desjardins
- Patrick Scott
- Robert Kuptana
- Roxanne Drolet
- Sabrina Broadhead
- Simon JA Murray-Raymond
- Tammy Dee Roberts
- Wanda McLeod
Nominated by Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson
- Amber Joy Gruben
- Beverley Amos
- Chief Kele Antoine
- Donald Kuptana Jr
- Frank Pope
- Georgina Emaghok
- Gilbert Cazon
- Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty
- Greta Sittichinli
- Hazel Nerysoo
- Helen Kitekudluk
- Kyran Alikamik
- Lois Firth Lafferty
- Mary Jane Cazon
- Meika McDonald
- Nathan Kogiak
- Rory Voudrach
- Shirley Lamalice
- Vince McKay
- Violet Noksana
Nominated by MP Michael McLeod
- Gavin Cazon-Wilkes
- Conrad Schubert
- Simon Cloutier
- Ollie Williams
- Kelsey Townend
- Joseph Philip Lemouel
- Dr Leonard Smith
- David Murphy
- Brian Thagard
- Thomas Kirby
- Nazim Awan
- Laurie Gault
- Yvonne Quick
- Iris Catholique
- Sharon Alyn Low
- Floyd Powder
- Sharon Firth
- Daryl Dolynny
- Sean Marshall
- Scott Robertson
- Eileen Sasakamoose
- Landon Shamus King
Nominated by the YWCA
- Lyda Fuller
- Kate Wilson
Nominated by Habitat for Humanity
- Dave Brothers
- Robert Charpentier
Nominated by Girl Guides Canada
- Delia Chesworth
Nominated by Special Olympics NWT
- Val Braden
- Grant Marriott
