Eladia Smoke | KaaSheGaaBaaWeak has been named a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), which comes with an induction into the RAIC College.

Smoke, a member of the the Obishikokaang | Lac Seul First Nation in northwestern Ontario, is one of 29 architects selected to receive the honour in 2022.

According to the RAIC, a fellow is “a member of the RAIC who has achieved professional eminence or has rendered distinctive service to the profession or to the community at large.