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Philippe Mailhot, formerly a historian with Winnipeg’s Le Musée de Saint-Boniface, starts an afternoon tour for Young Citizens and family members at the Manitoba Legislature.
Young Citizens and family members learn the franco-Manitoban and Métis history of Winnipeg from historian Philippe Mailhot on the site of the Saint-Boniface Cathedral.
Young Citizens prepare to join a gathering of Winnipeg students for special events at the Manitoba Museum.
Owen, Chizaram, Johanna, and Tomas take part in a panel at the Manitoba Museum. Students in the audience learned tips for creating their own history projects.
Together with students from around Winnipeg, the four Young Citizens laureates took part in activities throughout the Manitoba Museum.
After a busy morning at the museum, the Young Citizens joined the Governor General’s History Awards gala celebration. Guests had a chance to learn about the fascinating projects of the youngest historians in attendance.
The Young Citizens received some of the biggest cheers at the gala reception as they received plaques to honour their achievement. From left to right, Owen, Tomas, Johanna, and Chizaram.

At school Heritage Fairs held all over Canada, the creators of especially impressive projects are given the chance to make videos highlighting their passion. From those entries, four Young Citizens were chosen as national laureates: Owen Pelletier (Dalhousie, New Brunswick), Tomas Lambert (St. Catharines, Ontario), Chizaram Ikechukwu (Medicine Hat, Alberta), and Johanna Forbes (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island). Each received a $500 contribution toward an RESP, and along with family members, were invited to Winnipeg in November to participate in events related the Governor General’s History Awards as well as programming set up just for them. They arrived on the morning of November 18, and by the afternoon, their experience was in full swing.

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