How to watch the 2023 Indspire Awards on CBC
Celebrate Indigenous excellence
Indspire has announced the recipients of the 2023 Indspire Awards, recognizing Indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievement on a national level in a variety of fields. The Indspire Awards reach a significant milestone this year: 2023 marks 30 years of honouring First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals who demonstrate incredible accomplishment across Turtle Island and beyond. Their stories are shared in a nationally broadcast celebration that showcases the diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
2023 Indspire Awards Recipients
- Reanna Merasty – Youth Recipient
- Willow Allen – Youth Recipient
- Ruby Bruce – Youth Recipient
- Kylik Kisoun Taylor – Business & Commerce
- Jennine Krauchi – Culture, Heritage & Spirituality
- Shirley Cuillierrier – Public Service
- Joe Dion Buffalo – Sports
- Madame Justice Ardith Walkem – Law & Justice
- Lori Campbell – Education
- Sandra Laronde – Arts
- Dr. Christopher Mushquash – Health
- Albert Marshall – Lifetime Achievement
For full bios on each of the recipients, please visit the Indspire Awards recipients page.
"We have many reasons to celebrate during this year's Indspire Awards ceremony," said Indspire president and CEO Mike DeGagné. "The 30th anniversary is a meaningful opportunity to honour this year's Laureates along with the 480 Indigenous leaders who have received [Indspire] awards in the past; it also stands as a testament to the friends, family, loved ones and co-workers who have assisted them in their important work. We are pleased and proud to recognize the contributions made by so many people, creating generations of Indigenous achievement coast to coast to coast."
The awards ceremony will be broadcast during National Indigenous History Month on APTN, CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, June 18 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT), and can be heard on CBC Radio One and the CBC Listen app at 8 p.m. (9 AT, 9:30 NT).
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 2023 Indspire Awards will broadcast nationwide on Sunday, June 18 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC TV, CBC Gem, APTN and APTN lumi. It will also be broadcast the same night at 8 p.m. (9 AT, 9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One and the CBC Listen app.
Stream it online
You can stream it on the free CBC Gem app on Sunday, June 18 at 8 p.m. (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 18 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 18 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.