Annually, the Ted Nolan Foundation invites women attending post-secondary educational institutions to apply for the Rose Nolan Memorial Scholarship.   This scholarship was named after my late mother, Rose, and was established to help First Nations women achieve their educational and training goals, while maintaining strong community involvement.

To date, the Rose Nolan Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to fifty- five women across Canada. With your generous contributions we are able to give First Nation women much needed support to help them continue their dreams.

From all of us at the Ted Nolan Foundation our heartfelt appreciation for helping us make a difference!

Abby Morning Bull 2010 Rose Nolan Scholarship Winner is a proud woman from the Piikani Nation; part of the Blackfoot Confederacy.  Abby strives to break down barriers, and in doing so, in 2007, she was the only First Nations woman on a Katimavik program in Victoriaville, Quebec.

While on her journey with the Katimavik program, Abby discovered more of her spirituality, her future aspirations, and her passion for her home nation. Having a passion for the media, Abby would like to use her voice as an educational tool towards her country and the world, to show others that we are moving forward as a Nation. In her second year at University of Lethbridge Abby is in the Bachelor of Arts program majoring in Native American Studies.

After graduating she would like to start her own broadcasting organization in hopes “that those who feel forgotten have a voice”.

Congratulations Abby from all of us at the Ted Nolan Foundation.