CODECAN is an organization which aims to improve literacy around the world through a variety of strategies. One of which, is to acknowledge and distribute high-quality literary resources to students. The Burt Award specifically honours First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. The Burt Award is given in partnership of the following partners: the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the National Association of Friendship Centres, the Association of Canadian Publishers, the Canada Council for the Arts, Frontier College and GoodMinds. Through this website, educators can access quality literature for students, and First Nations, Métis and, Inuit authors can be awarded and published, spreading their works around.
http://www.codecan.org/burt-award-canada
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