2025 Indigenous Scholarship Awarded
Strike’s scholarship program is part of our commitment to helping break through barriers and create a positive impact on the community at large. We believe that everyone has a right to education, and we are committed to providing people in historically underrepresented groups with financial aid.
Each year, we award a $2,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a career in the energy or construction sector, or to someone whose work will support and benefit those in these industries. The 2025 Indigenous Scholarship was awarded to Mikyla Tuohy.
Mikyla is entering her 4th year of a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Calgary, focusing on Gender and Sexuality Studies. She plans to pursue a Human Resources Management Certificate to deepen her knowledge of workplace policies, employment law, and accountability. Her goal is to merge this training with community work to build trauma-informed, equity-focused HR practices that protect marginalized workers and uplift Indigenous voices. Long term, she hopes to open a multidisciplinary women’s clinic providing legal aid, trauma-informed therapy, and culturally grounded care for those escaping abuse.
She gives back to his community in many ways, including:
- spent years volunteering at the Calgary Drop-In Centre, preparing and serving meals for individuals facing homelessness.
- supported her younger brothers’ hockey teams by helping with team logistics like equipment, scheduling, and communications. She noted how these behind-the-scenes roles ensure things run smoothly and help family, especially single parents, feel supported both on and off the ice.
- as a Métis woman and full-time student, she has also found ways to contribute through advocacy, scholarship mentorship, and storytelling. She has worked on campaigns that amplify the experiences of Indigenous women and survivors of abuse, and supported other students by helping them access resources, write their first scholarship applications, and navigate university systems that weren’t designed for them.
Even when I don’t have much to give financially, I show up emotionally, as a listener, a helper, and a safe person for others in crisis. My community involvement is rooted in care, accountability, and the belief that healing can be collective.
— Mikyla Tuohy
Mikyla chose her degree with intention, aiming to create systemic change. She hopes to apply her education to make life safer, softer, and more possible for others.
Strike wishes Mikyla all the best with his educational journey and future endeavors!