Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitments to National Sporting Events"

The 2024 Arctic Winter Games will take place in Mat-Su, Alaska, from March 10 to 16. APTN News: The 2024 Arctic Winter Games is just days away, and that means young Indigenous athletes are getting their final practises in before heading to the North’s most prestigious sporting event. On March 9, Team Yukon will head...

After the COVID-19 pandemic derailed the 2020 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, officials announced Monday the capital city will get its turn to serve as host city. APTN News: The most prestigious circumpolar sporting event is coming to Whitehorse in 2026. On Monday, the City of Whitehorse, the Arctic Winter Games International Committee, and the...

“It’s exciting times for sure. We’re really excited about the return of the Games to Alberta after 37 years.” — Shannon Dunfield, the president of the NAIG Council The 2023 North American Indigenous Games wrapped up this past weekend in Nova Scotia. Calgary has been announced as the 2027 NAIG host. WindSpeaker.com: The North American...

Mi’kma’ki set to greet young athletes from 750-plus nations CBC News: Pjila’si. Welcome. Thousands of athletes are about to experience Pjila’si for the first time as the 10th edition of the North American Indigenous Games get underway in Atlantic Canada. The event is the first since 2017 because of cancellations due to COVID. It runs July 16-23...

Both the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia are committing new funding for the hosting of the 2023 North American Indigenous Games. The new funding agreement will see the Province of Nova Scotia providing an additional $2.5 million for the Games, in addition to the $3.5 million already committed. This funding will...

Provided funding support for the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Operations Coordinator and preparation for Team Manitoba to participate in NAIG games to be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia July 2020 (now postponed due to COVID-19)...

$1.46M in funding to offset costs for more than 500 athletes, coaches, chaperones and mission staff from B.C. Without this funding, fees would need to be increased and participation on Team BC would be out of reach for many families. Reducing barriers to participation in sport remains a priority for both the provincial government and...

BC Sport Participation Program (BCSPP), funded $244,000 in 2018/19 equally by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia. This new funding will also improve sport opportunities for Indigenous populations and support projects that strengthen physical literacy and the participation of children and youth in sport as well as strengthen the capacity and...

New licence plate promotes Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw heritage. The plate features a Mi’kmaw petroglyph that many Mi’kmaq connect to the eight-point star, which has political and historical significance, while some connect the image to the traditional districts of Mi’kma’ki which is Mi’kmaw traditional territory. The additional $24 donation fee will support Mi’kmaw youth sport and...

Nova Scotia has committed $3.5M funding for the 2020 event that will be held in Halifax and Millbrook, First Nation in Truro, NS....

BC committed $3.5M to their unsuccessful bid for the 2020 NAIG Songhees Nation Games bid....

Budget 2017 = $18.7M/5 yrs $5.5M every year after 2022 to support Indigenous youth through sport....

The Government of Ontario has provided matching funds to the federal government funding for the Toronto 2017 NAIG of $3.5M, and, through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, has committed to support the execution of the event....

Regina hosted more than 5,000 athletes representing more than 756 tribes from the United States and Canada at the 2014 North American Indian Games events from July 24 -27, 2014...