Mazda Rising Legends recipient still supports community – Anishinabek News
February 7, 2025
ALGONQUINS OF PIKWÁKANAGÁN — Algonquins of Pikwákanagán’s Nevaeh Sarazin appreciates the opportunity to help support her community’s events through the $50,000 Mazda Rising Legends recipient award she received in 2023.
“The reason why I had put in for the Mazda Rising Legends award is because my community is struggling with addiction and we’re in a state of emergency because of the Opioid crisis that we have,” says Sarazin, a Grade 11 student. “There’s lack of funding and activities that go on for our community to help be a community, to come out together and support one another, such as community events or gatherings like Sweat Lodge or ound dances, pow wows, et cetera. So far I’ve been able to support our pow wow back in August 2024, I also sponsored our round dance last year and I will be sponsoring it again.”
Sarazin says she also hosted her own community pow wow over the Christmas break.
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