Please explain the individual's role within his/her community, and his/her ability 
to work with diverse interests to achieve balanced, pragmatic solutions to 
environmental, social, or economic challenges. Please keep to 5 pages, devoting at 
least half to his/her accomplishments. It is to your advantage to follow the 
template as a means of increasing understanding of the nominee's application. 
Provide concrete examples of work and achievement. Assume the Reading Panel does 
not know your specific region or issues, so be thorough in giving examples or 
definitions in some cases.



Dear Reading Panel and Jury:


Part I (one half page): Describe the type of relationship and length of your personal knowledge of this individual's work and dedication of the individual. 


Part II: What is the organization that the individual has worked through, and in what capacity? 


Part III: How has the individual's work improved social, political, economic, and/or environmental conditions?


Part IV: How has this individual provided opportunity and inspiration for Indigenous peoples? Describe in response to these examples of qualities (rewritten):

 * How does this person combine his/her traditional knowledge with a contemporary reality in accepting the responsibilities of serving his/her community, civic service, and environment?

 * How does this person connect Indigenous and non-Indigenous regional and national leadership?

 * Explain why this person possesses a global perspective resulting from the experience of exchange, dialogue, and negotiation with a variety of peoples.
 
 * How does this person make positive contributions to the world through service to communities, and if he or she cultivates new leadership in the process?
  
 * Does this person affirm traditional values and knowledge of the systems in the natural environment?

 * As a result of his or her actions, how are the preceding and following generations of knowledge and experiences strengthened and continued?


Part V:  What can the individual use the award for? Describe the general intentions, if nominee states a need. This may be critical in the final decision by the final review panel.


Sincerely,
or
Respectfully submitted,