Exploring Theme: "Systemic Racism in Sport"

NationTalk: The Graphic Leader – RCMP stepped in after an ugly incident at a youth hockey game last week and Indigenous leaders are asking Hockey Manitoba to launch a full investigation. RCMP were called to the Sagkeeng Arena Multiplex on the Sagkeeng First Nation on Nov. 10 around 9 p.m. Police say they arrived after...

APTN New: The Canadian Press – A consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relationships with American Indian tribes has filed a lawsuit accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment. Nina Sanders filed the civil action late Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court. She alleges...

Whitby coach raised his middle finger to 8-year-old Six Nations player EDITOR’S NOTE: Videos and images in this story have been edited to protect the identity of children involved. CBC News: A championship lacrosse game in Whitby, Ont., earlier this month was marred by violence during the game and one of the Whitby team’s coaches raising...

MToronto Star – The Montreal Canadians Land Acknowledgement preceding a hockey game “that’s launched hysterical editorials, hours of inane talk radio chatter and the interference of Quebec’s populist right wing government. What’s so offensive? That the Canadiens are insinuating Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) is unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory.” According to the nationalist school of Quebec history, when Champlain explored...

The Conversation: The federal government selected “Right to Play” a non-indigenous led partner to be the prime delivery organization for indigenous sports programming in communities across Canada when an indigenous led alternative already exists: The Aboriginal Sports Circle (ASC) is Canada’s national voice for Aboriginal sport, which brings together the interests of First Nations, Inuit...