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This award is available to a woman student in Indigenous Education and Community Connections; the recipient will be a woman who is in the process of reclaiming or renewing her Indigenous identity.

Mrs. Dorothy Price recognized the needs of Indigenous people who are seeking education to benefit their lives and their communities. In 1997, at her passing, she left an extraordinarily generous gift to Camosun College to support Indigenous students.

The purpose of this Fund shall be to endow an annual award that will be presented to an Indigenous student at Camosun College who exemplifies the values and teachings shared with students by the late Elder Joyce Underwood.

In the late 1990's, M'Akola Housing Society decided to establish an award that would support urban Indigenous people in their post-secondary endeavours. Since then this gift has helped many students. IECC was happy to take over administration of the award in 2008.

This annual award will go to an indigenous student attending Camosun College. This award will be given to an Indigenous student that has demonstrated a strong work ethic in their studies and has exceptional grades.

 Mrs. Dorothy Price recognized the needs of Indigenous people who are seeking education to benefit their lives and their communities. In 1997, at her passing, she left an extraordinarily generous gift to Camosun College to support Indigenous students.

The Nagweyaab Rainbow Award celebrates students who offer help and support, with a greater good in mind, to other students and their communities.