Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 87

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Updates on this page: 9 (Filtered by Indigenous Group "Inuit")
 

October 2, 2023


“Connor and Trina are recognized within their sport and are inspirational role models for Indigenous athletes across the country.” —Rob Newman, president, Aboriginal Sport Circle

Windspeaker.com: The elite athletic career of Trina Ross started off innocently enough.Five years ago, Ross, who was a casual rower and a canoeist, signed up two of her children for canoeing/kayaking sessions.“I saw the dragon boat team then and decided to try it out,” Ross said. Fast forward to September 2022 and Ross ended up...

June 26, 2023


Indigenous athletes among panelists at event celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

WindSpeaker: “…the fact that we get to practice our ceremony and culture today is not only a blessing, it’s a bit of a miracle because, remember, those ceremonies were outlawed.” —Michael Linklater A pair of former elite athletes were among the panelists gathered at an event in Calgary last week to discuss the importance of...

January 27, 2023


NAIG Council Hall of Honor

NationTalk: The North American Indigenous Games Council, are excited to announce the inaugural North American Indigenous Games Hall of Honour. The Hall of Honour invites all of Turtle Island to celebrates sporting excellence and outstanding achievement on and off the field of play by nominating acclaimed alumni to celebrate for the 2023 North American Indigenous...

August 13, 2021


Indigenous Sport Heroes Education Experience

APTN News – Canadian Sports Hall of Fame unveiled a new, first of its kind educational exhibit in Calgary. Titled the Indigenous Sport Heroes Education Experience, the exhibit will offer a glimpse into the truths and experiences of Indigenous hall of famers. The online exhibit features 16 “chapters,” 14 of which are dedicated to the...

July 19, 2021


Alex Decoteau: Saskatchewan’s first Olympian

The National Post ran a story on Alex Decoteau: Saskatchewan’s first Olympian, Canada’s first Indigenous police officer.  He was inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame in 1967, 50 years after he was killed by a sniper’s bullet at Passchendaele in 1917. Decoteau, from Red Pheasant Cree Nation near North Battleford, was the first...

December 21, 2020


Exhibits on Indigenous athletes

Held a recent feature exhibit on the Great War and Manitoba athletes who partook; a feature case dedication was given to Joe Keeper and Angela Chalmers (for Women in Sport exhibit). In addition, the current Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame exhibit includes celebrating 40 years of inductions and features 500+ individuals and teams since 1980...

January 9, 2018


Online exhibit on Indigenous sporting history

Windspeaker: A new online exhibit launched by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame includes a handful of segments related to the Indigenous sporting history of the country. The exhibit, which went online in late December and is free to the public, is titled Canadian History and Society: Through the Lens of Sport. The entire exhibit can be...

July 16, 2017


North American Indigenous Games

The Toronto 2017 NAIG introduces #Team88 to promote the positive impacts of sport and wellness within Indigenous communities and to bring a focus to all TRC recommendations recognizing sport as an important pathway to reconciliation....

Aboriginal Sport Circle

The Aboriginal Sports Circle is Canada’s national voice for aboriginal sports, physical activity and recreation. They give out the annual Tom Longboat awards....

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