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2025 Spring Break Athlete Development Camps
February 25, 2025 I∙SPARC is pleased to announce its upcoming BC Indigenous Provincial Athlete Development Camps taking place over Spring Break in March 2025. The sports included are Archery, Athletics (Track & Field), Badminton, Basketball, Swimming and Wrestling. These camps are an important component of the Provincial Strategy for Indigenous Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity. […]
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Mathias Colomb Cree Nation welcomes boxing and survival training – CBC
Feb 26, 2025 Community hosts 5-day mixed training camp Mathias Colomb Cree Nation residents squared up against some physically challenging training earlier this month. The community worked with Winnipeg’s Pan Am Boxing and Ringers Safety to bring boxing and wilderness programming to the community also known as Pukatawagan, about 820 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, Feb 5-9. Ashley Charlette, executive director of […]
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Canada Becomes the First Commonwealth Games Association Signatory to the Commonwealth Sport Lekwungen Declaration on Reconciliation and Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 24, 2025 – Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) today became the first national Commonwealth Games association to become a Signatory to the Commonwealth Sport Lekwungen Declaration on Reconciliation and Partnership with Indigenous Peoples. In doing so, CSC becomes the first national Commonwealth sport association to the Declaration. Led by former Six Nations Chief […]
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Grawbarger finishing off university career with possible eye on future hockey career in Europe – Anishinabek News
February 24, 2025 TORONTO – Sophie Grawbarger is hoping that she’ll be able to participate in a third consecutive national women’s university hockey championship. Grawbarger, a member of Garden River First Nation, is a forward with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues squad. For Grawbarger, who is 23, this is in all likelihood her final […]
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LNHL – Schedule is up!
Feb 21, 2025 LNHL – Schedule is up! Read More NT5
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Mushkegowuk Cup organizers, participants net high praise for successful tournament
The 16th-annual Mushkegowuk Cup Tournament saw 58 teams and 850 players compete in the spirit of friendly rivalry and community pride. The tournament was held this past Family Day weekend. The vast majority of players were from Mushkegowuk communities and ranged from ages 5 to 20. “This is the biggest youth event held in the […]
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Indigenous girls golf camp tells girls they belong in the sport – CBC
Feb 21, 2025 ‘They can be their rezzie selves,’ says organizer Lannie Houle A free winter golf camp for Indigenous girls in Edmonton turned out to be such a hit that organizers hope to see it spread across the country. The First Nations Health Consortium (FNHC), which supports Indigenous people in Alberta with applications for […]
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Manitoba Métis Federation and Brandon Wheat Kings launch celebratory jerseys in honour of Louis Riel Day
February 19, 2025 The Manitoba Métis Federation, National Government of the Red River Métis, in collaboration with the Brandon Wheat Kings, has designed culturally inspired jerseys that will be showcased at the Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Prince Albert Raiders Louis Riel Day game. The Manitoba Métis Federation is a sponsor of the game, which takes […]
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Wiikwemkoong rookie making impact with Junior A squad in Espanola – Anishinabek News
February 19, 2025 ESPANOLA – Ashton Pitawanakwat was fully expecting to pay his dues in his rookie season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. But instead of playing a limited role, the 16-year-old member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory is making quite an impact with the Espanola Paper Kings. Pitawanakwat, a left winger, made the […]
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ATCO Congratulates Invictus Competitors and Organizers on Successful Games ATCO Commits to Continued Support of Invictus Movement and Announces Global Partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation
CALGARY, AB, Feb. 18, 2025 The Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025, co-presented by ATCO and Boeing, concluded after nine days of inspiring competition and community celebration in Vancouver and Whistler. Welcoming more than 500 wounded, injured, and sick veteran and active-duty individuals from 23 nations, the Games were a resounding success, highlighting the indomitable spirit […]
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