Meritorious Service Cross
Awarded on: 2017-10-17
Invested on: 2018-02-20
Daniel Corvec, André Dudemaine and Pierre Thibeault are the founders of the First Peoples Festival, an annual event held in Montréal that celebrates Indigenous history and traditions from North, South and Central America. For nearly 30 years, this international festival has helped promote local artists and has served as a gathering place where the bonds of friendship between Indigenous people and the Canadians public are reinforced.