The Wolf Award is an accolade conferred by a non-profit organization known as The Wolf Project to individuals, organizations, and communities in recognition of their efforts to reduce racial intolerance and to improve peace and understanding.[1][2][3] The Wolf Award, which has also come to be known as the International Wolf Award,[4][5][6][7][8] consists of a certificate of appreciation and a sculpture of a howling wolf, presented in ceremonial fashion to the recipient.[9]
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Wolf Award 2021
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Country | Canada |
Presented by | The Wolf Project (Canada) |
Website | www |
The symbol of the wolf was chosen because the founders of The Wolf Project felt that wolves serve as a reminder that society's survival depends upon cooperation and collaboration.[10]
The Wolf Project was developed by Heather Acres and Beatrice MacTavish of Flin Flon, Manitoba, and was initiated with the hope that by acknowledging the efforts of those striving to ameliorate relations between diverse cultures and peoples, others would be encouraged to become involved.[11] For their work, Acres received the Governor General of Canada's Meritorious Service Award, and MacTavish received the Manitoba Provincial Order of the Buffalo Hunt.[12][13][14][15]
Some recipients of the Wolf Award are listed as follows:
Any individual, organization, or community is eligible to receive the Wolf Award, if they work to reduce racial intolerance and to improve peace and understanding, and are nominated.[49]