SLIS student awarded SLA bursary

SLIS Student Myles Shingoose

Congratulations to MLIS student Myles Shingoose for being the 2024 recipient of the Saskatchewan Library Association's (SLA) Indigenous Student MLIS Education Bursary!

This $5000 bursary is open to any person of Canadian Indigenous Ancestry (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit) enrolled in a part-time or full-time ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Science graduate degree program or equivalent. You can learn more about the bursary here.

Myles is a member of the Cote First Nations on Treaty 4 land. He holds a Master’s degree in History from the University of Saskatchewan and is currently working towards a Master of Library and Information Studies degree at the University of Alberta while working full-time at the University of Saskatchewan Library. Myles spent two years working at the Saskatoon Public Library in Interlibrary Loan and Outreach and Access services before moving to the University of Saskatchewan Library where he has spent the last five years in Interlibrary Loan and in the Indigenous Studies Portal (I-Portal). His work in the I-Portal has allowed him to continue his historical scholarship while contributing to highlighting Indigenous focused scholarly resources.

Myles is also a recipient of the COPPUL Indigenous Student Award for 2023/24.