b'INDSPIRE AWARDSTHE HIGHEST HONOURA BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INDSPIRE AWARDSRecognizing and celebrating 28 years of Indigenous excellenceW hen the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation was created in 1985, its focus was to celebrate and encourage excellence in the Aboriginal community.In keeping with that mission, 1993 saw the creation of the very first National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (NAAA), developed in conjunction withand to acknowledgethe United Nations International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples. Each year after that, 14 outstanding recipients received what quicklyStar-studded performances by the likes of A Tribe Called Red, James Jones and Wambdi Dance became recognized as the highestwere some of the highlights of the 2013 Indspire Awards Gala at TCU Place in Saskatoon 12indspiration2021'