The Library Institutional Excellence Award honours an Indigenous library that profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to its community. X̱wi7x̱wa Library is the only Indigenous branch of an academic library in Canada, often looked to as a leader in Indigenous Academic Librarianship in British Columbia, Canada and internationally. X̱wi7x̱wa is known for its use of the Brian Deer Classification System and its unique approach to decolonizing subject headings. X̱wi7x̱wa strives to incorporate Indigenous community perspectives and voices into its unique collections, programs, and services. X̱wi7x̱wa Library is also known as a space for raising up Indigenous librarians and has been the starting place of many well-known Indigenous librarians who are making significant changes in the world of librarianship.