Carl Stone, a long-time cultural leader from Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Annual Treaty One Awards Gala on May 26, 2026. The event was held at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg and celebrated Stone’s more than 45 years of work to bring back and strengthen Anishinaabe traditions, spirituality, and community wellness.
Stone was raised by his grandmother, Eliza Stone, a respected Elder of the Anishinaabe Midaywin Society, on Brokenhead Ojibway Nation near Scanterbury, Manitoba. In the mid-1970s, Stone and one other young man from the Nation helped revive the Traditional Drum, ending a 100-year silence that had lasted since the signing of Treaty 1 in 1871.
Today, Stone serves as Elder-in-Residence at the University of Manitoba’s Indigenous Student Centre. He also takes part in ceremonies such as the Sundance and Sweat lodge, supports other Elders, and gives guest lectures on traditional teachings and spirituality.
The honour comes at a time of growing recognition for the Nation. Just weeks earlier, on May 14, 2026, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet, the result of more than 20 years of land entitlement talks. Chief and Council said the agreement marks a major milestone in building relationships and advancing the community’s goals.
The Treaty One Awards Gala celebrates leadership and community impact across the seven First Nations that signed Treaty 1 in 1871. Stone’s award highlights the lasting difference one person can make in preserving culture and supporting future generations.
