Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2018-04-04
Invested on: 2019-02-14
Monique Nolett-Ille, M.S.M.
Odanak, Quebec
Monique Nolett-Ille is actively involved in promoting and protecting the cultural heritage of her people, the Abenaki Nation. As an Abenaki language teacher and consultant, she has inspired the members of the Odanak community to relearn their mother tongue, which was in danger of becoming extinct. By helping to create a new generation of teachers and by passing on her passion for the language, she has encouraged an entire community to keep its ties with the past.