Tara Hedican
editTara Hedican was a member of the Canadian National Wrestling Team from 1998 to 2008.[1] In 2001, she became the first Canadian woman to win a World Junior Wrestling Championship.[2] Tara was the recipient of the Tom Longboat Award in 2002.[3] Tara also won a Pan American Games gold medal in 2003.[2] She was a dual-sport athlete at the University of Guelph where she competed in wrestling (2001-2004)[4] and rugby (2001-2002)[4] and was inducted into the Guelph Gryphons Hall of Fame in 2016.[4] Tara completed her Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in History at the University of Guelph in 2016[1] and moved on to pursue a career in both teaching and coaching.[1]
Athletic Career
editAs a member of the University of Guelph Gryphons Wrestling Team, Tara won four Ontario University Athletics (OUA) (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) and three Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) (2002, 2003, 2004) gold medals in the 65kg weight class.[4] She was the OUA Athlete of the Year in 2003, a three-time CIS first team All-Canadian, and the CIS Outstanding Female Wrestler of the Year and University of Guelph Female Athlete of the Year in 2002 and 2003.[4] She was also a two-time OUA Russell Division all-star in 2001 and 2002 as a rugby player.[4] Tara became the first Canadian woman to win a World Junior Wrestling Championship when she won the 63 kg class in 2001.[2] Her career was also highlighted with a Pan American Games gold medal in 2003[5].
Education
editTara completed her Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of Guelph in 2006[1]. She then attended D'Youville College and received her Master of Science with a concentration in Secondary Education and Teaching in 2009[1]. Tara completed her Professional Master of Arts in Public Administration in 2012 at Queen's University[1]. She is currently pursuing her Advanced Coaching Diploma through the Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario[1].
Professional Career
editTara is passionate about First Nation education[1]. In 2014, she began teaching courses at Confederation College[1]. Her past and current courses taught include: Traditional Knowledge and Ethics, Contemporary Aboriginal Society, Sociology of Community: The Aboriginal Context, and People and the Forest[1]. Tara is also a health and physical education teacher at Mizhakiiwetung Memorial School where she serves as the Athletic Director[1]. Tara has been an elementary school teacher for the Upper Grand District School Board since 2006[1] and she was the Principal of Ojibway Heritage School during the 2002-2003 school year[1].
Volunteer Experience
editTara has numerous volunteer experience within the sporting context. She was named the Assistant Coach of the Ontario Women's Wrestling team in October 2016[1]. Starting in August 2016, Tara became the Team Ontario Wrestling Manager of the 2017 North American Indigenous Games[1]. Additionally, since 2013, Tara has been the Manager of the Aboriginal Sport and Wellness Council of Ontario[1].
Awards
edit| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2001 | OUA Gold[4] |
| 2001 | OUA Women's Team Silver[4] |
| 2001 | CIS Silver[4] |
| 2001 | OUA Russell Division All-Star[4] |
| 2001 | Wrestling World Junior Champion[2] |
| 2002 | OUA Gold[4] |
| 2002 | OUA Outstanding Female Wrestler[4] |
| 2002 | OUA Women's Team Silver[4] |
| 2002 | CIS Gold[4] |
| 2002 | CIS Outstanding Female Wrestler[4] |
| 2002 | OUA Russell Division All-Star[4] |
| 2002 | Wrestling World Championships (9th)[1] |
| 2002 | Tom Longboat Award Recipient[3] |
| 2003 | OUA Gold[4] |
| 2003 | OUA Outstanding Female Wrestler[4] |
| 2003 | OUA Women's Team Silver[4] |
| 2003 | CIS Gold[4] |
| 2003 | Pan American Games Gold[5] |
| 2004 | OUA Gold[4] |
| 2004 | CIS Gold[4] |
| 2004 | YMCA Women of Distinction Award (YMCA-YWCA of Guelph)[1] |
| 2004 | OUA Gold[4] |
| 2004 | CIS Gold[4] |
| 2005 | Wrestling World Championships (8th)[1] |
| 2012 | Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario Aboriginal Women in Education Award[1] |
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Peer feedback on draft- from Lauren
editArticle Edits:
Great job on the article, Teal! You have a lot of great information and data here. Tara is quite the accomplished athlete! I love the incorporation of the table in the awards section. A very effective way to display her accomplishments. I do have some small recommendations for you. Just a note on formatting, make sure your periods are before your footnotes. Under the 'Athletic Career' heading, it should read 'Tara became the first Canadian woman to win...'. Make sure at the beginning of your article, your title, or athletes name in this case, is set as a heading to distinguish from the rest of the article. One last comment, I am unsure if you need to include in-text citations for your table. I have seen other wikipedia pages that do include the footnotes in their tables and others that don't. Overall, you have done a great job providing information on Tara! I think she will be very proud of this page! Great job!
Thank you for your feedback Lauren! I have made your suggested changes.
Tara Hedican- Lead Section Draft
editFebruary 27,2017- Week 4
Lead Section
Tara Hedican born ??? in White Dog/Guelph Ontario was a National Team Member of Wrestling Canada from 1998-2008. In 2001, she was the first Canadian woman to win a World Junior Wrestling Championship. Hedican also won a Pan Am gold medal in 2003. She was a dual-sport at the University of Guelph where she competed in wrestling (2001-2004) and rugby (2001-2002). As a member of the University of Guelph Gryphons wrestling team, Hedican won four Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and three Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) gold medals in the 65kg weight class. She was the OUA Athlete of the Year in 2003, a three-time CIS first team All-Canadian, and the CIS Outstanding Female Wrestler of the Year and University of Guelph Female Athlete of the Year in 2002 and 2003. She was also a two-time OUA Russell Division all-star in 2001 and 2002 as a rugby player.
Tara Hedican Notes
editFebruary 10, 2017- Week 3
Tara Hedican
Currently, Tara Hedican does not have a Wikipedia page. This is unfortunate and I am excited to use this opportunity to highlight an incredible athlete and person.
Bibliography:
Canada Games. (2017). Wrestling. Retrieved from: http://www.canadagames.ca/wrestling
Christie, J. (2001). Olympics may add women's wrestling. Globe and Mail. Retrieved from: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics-may-add-womens-wrestling/article4153075/
Forsyth, J., & Giles, A.R. (Eds.). (2013). Aboriginal Peoples & Sport in Canada: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Issues. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
King, R.C. (Eds.). (2004). Native Americans in Sports. New York, NY: Routledge.
Methot, S. (2004). Female Indigenous Firsts. Retrieved from: http://dragonflycanada.ca/female-indigenous-firsts/
Past Women of Distinction Recipients. Retrieved from: http://www.guelphy.org/y-in-the-community/past-women-of-disctinction-nominees/
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Notes
edit- The second half of the second paragraph is not referenced.
- There were a lot of direct quotes during the 'What the Commission did' section which I found made the section not as easy to follow or as well- explained.
- Including the former staff and professor's statements provided a method to decrease bias; however I did not find the article to be completely written from a neutral point. Although I agree, I found one viewpoint was clearly over expressed.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Tara Hedican". LinkedIn. March 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Female Indigenous Firsts -". dragonflycanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ a b "Award recipients serve as role models for youth". Ontario Birchbark. 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Guelph Gryphons Department of Athletics Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees". University of Guelph. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ a b "The Locker Room with Tonya Verbeek and Tara Hedican | CSIO | Developing International Sporting Excellence in Ontario". www.csiontario.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-02.