Steven Lewis Point Award in Law for Indigenous Students

Award descriptionAwards totalling $3,150 have been made available through an endowment established by Dr. Yosef Wosk, (B.A. 1971) O.C., O.B.C. along with matching funds from the University of British Columbia, in honour of The Honourable Steven Lewis Point (LL.B. 1985, LL.D. 2013) O.B.C. for second- and third-year J.D. students who are First Nations, Inuit or M?tis of Canada and who are in need of financial assistance. Appointed in 2020, The Hon. Steven Point became the 19th Chancellor of UBC and the first Indigenous person to hold the position. As member of the Skowkale First Nation, he served as chief from 19751999. He taught law at what is now known as the Peter A. Allard School of Law and became the Director of the First Nations Legal Studies Program. He has served as a judge in the Provincial Court of BC and went on to become the first Indigenous Lieutenant Governor of BC in 2007. The Hon. Steven Point was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals, and the Order of BC. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Peter A. Allard School of Law.