Indspire Awards

How to watch the 2022 Indspire Awards on CBC

The 2022 Indspire Awards airs Sunday, June 19 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, the CBC Listen app and APTN.

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The 2022 Indspire Awards represents the highest honour the Indigenous community bestows upon its own people.

Celebrate Indigenous excellence

Indspire has announced the recipients of the 2022 Indspire Awards, representing the highest honour the organization bestows upon Indigenous community. After 29 years, the Indspire Awards have honoured 396 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement. Their stories are shared in a nationally broadcast celebration that showcases the diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

• Watch the 2022 Indspire Awards on CBC Gem

2022 Indspire Awards Recipients

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  • Shayla Oulette-Stonechild – Youth Recipient
  • Melissa Attagutsiak – Youth Recipient
  • Tristen Durocher – Youth Recipient
  • Jenn Harper – Business & Commerce
  • Siyamiyateliot Elizabeth Phillips – Culture, Heritage & Spirituality
  • Terry Goodtrack – Public Service
  • Terry Felix – Sports
  • Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay – Law & Justice
  • Annette Trimbee – Education
  • David Wolfman – Arts
  • Melanie MacKinnon – Health
  • Marjorie White – Lifetime Achievement

For full bios on each of the recipients, please visit the Indspire Awards recipients page.

"At Indspire, we've been eagerly anticipating our biggest celebration in years," said Indspire president and CEO Mike DeGagné. "This is an especially significant moment as we celebrate in person. We are proud to honour our 2022 Laureates and their outstanding achievements, recognizing the important place they hold in their communities and in wider Indigenous circles across Turtle Island."

The awards ceremony will be broadcast during National Indigenous History Month on APTN, CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, June 19 at 8 pm (8:30 NT), and can be heard on CBC Radio One and the CBC Listen App at 8pm (9 AT, 9:30 NT). If you're watching with friends and family, you can register your watch party for the chance to win two business-class tickets to anywhere in North America from Air Canada.

About Indspire

Indspire is an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada. With the support of its funding partners, Indspire provides financial awards, delivers programs, and shares resources so that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students will achieve their highest potential. In 2020-2021, Indspire provided more than $20 million through 6,245 bursaries and scholarships to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students across Canada.

How to watch

There are plenty of ways to tune in!

The 2022 Indspire Awards will broadcast nationwide on Sunday, June 19 at 8 pm (8:30 NT) on CBC TV, CBC GemCBC Radio One, the CBC Listen app and APTN. 

Stream it online

You can stream it on the free CBC Gem app on Sunday, June 19 at 8 pm (8:30 NT).

No smart device? No problem! Access CBC Gem on your computer's browser.

Watch on television

Tune in to CBC TV or APTN on Sunday, June 19 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT).

Hear it on the radio

Adjust your dial to the CBC Radio One station in your region on Sunday, June 19 at 8 p.m. (9 AT/9:30 NT)

Listen online with the CBC Listen app or tune in online using the CBC Listen website here.