A GwichSA国际影视传媒檌n poet has been recognized by his nation for a recent poem about his connection to his father and the land he grew up on.

Wade Vaneltsi says he wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 expecting anything when he entered his poem SA国际影视传媒淎 Love Letter to the LandSA国际影视传媒� to the GwichSA国际影视传媒檌n Council InternationalSA国际影视传媒檚 contest. SA国际影视传媒淚 was like SA国际影视传媒榳hat are the odds ISA国际影视传媒檒l place in any category?SA国际影视传媒� So I entered with that poem in the adult category, and here we are now.SA国际影视传媒�

The poem was first published in Red Rising Magazine. SA国际影视传媒淚f you look deep into our land, you will begin to understand everything in a way you cannot imagine,SA国际影视传媒� Vaneltsi writes. SA国际影视传媒淵ou will see and feel moments that will ignite the spirit within you.SA国际影视传媒�

Vaneltsi, who is also a musician, says the poem is inspired by his father, and the connection his father taught him to have to the land. SA国际影视传媒淎ll the years I spent with him, and all the time I do have with him, I always learn something from him. HeSA国际影视传媒檚 like the muse behind that poem.SA国际影视传媒�

The award comes with a $150 cash prize, but Vaneltsi says itSA国际影视传媒檚 the recognition that matters most.