Straight Arrow was originally created in 1948 and is the first Indigenous superhero to lead a comic book series (55 issues) with ally, Packy McCloud. Straight Arrow and the team named after him, “The Straight Arrows”, received the 2021 PEI Island Literacy Award for (The Chosen: Straight Arrow—Ann without an “E”) featuring the daughter of Straight Arrow. 

Now in its third year, the awards continue to celebrate Indigenous and Ally leaders for National Truth and Reconciliation Day every September 30.

There will be one award of $1,000 given to an allied student and another $1,000 given to an Indigenous student.