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Article: Governor General presents role models with awards.
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- Wind Speaker
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- April 1, 1996
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At just 30 years old, Dr. Stanley Vollant has managed to cram more achievements into his short life than do many people twice his age. He overcame incredible barriers to become the first Montagnais surgeon in Canada and later returned home to help the people in his small village.
On Feb. 23, Vollant was honored as one of nine recipients of the 1996 Native Role Models Award.
"I'd like to travel across Canada to speak to youth about my experiences and my goals," Vollant said. "Especially to encourage them to go as far as they can in university... and to come back to their homes to construct our (Native) nation."
Governor General Romeo LeBlanc ...