Two Manitoulin youth—Taylor Goodfellow of Aundeck Omni Kaning and Damian-James Waindubence of Sheguiandah—won the James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Awards for their poetry and fiction.
TORONTO—Former Ontario Lieutenant Governor the Honorable James Bartleman baa was no stranger to Manitoulin Island as Ontario’s first Indigenous vice-regal serving from 2002 to 2007. He passed away in 2023 at the age of 83, but his legacy lives on in the Bartleman Creative Writing Awards, presented by the province to Indigenous youth.
Two Manitoulin youths were among this year’s recipients: Taylor Goodfellow (Senior On-Reserve category-Aundeck Omni Kaning for her poem ‘I Miss You’ and Damian-James Waindubence (Junior On-Reserve category, Sheguiandah) for his mystery fiction ‘The Night Time of the Mist.’
The Expositor contacted Taylor following the awards and has reached out to Damian-James’ family to connect with him as well but hadn’t by press time Monday.
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