Indigenous Sports

• Team Sask. finishes NAIG as overall champion, bringing home 175 medals

  Lyrik Albert from the Sweetgrass First Nation is one of many athletes from Team Sask. who brought home a gold medal, topping the podium in 3D archery for the compound bow category.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2023
  
• Canada announces funding for Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQI+ people to participate in sports

  Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people will have the opportunity to participate in sporting activities as the federal government recently announced funding for programming.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2023
  
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• Team Saskatchewan athletes prepping for North American Indigenous Games this summer

  Kealand Thomas from Cote First Nation is one of 440 athletes who will be competing for Team Saskatchewan in this year's North American Indigenous Games in Halifax.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2023
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• Syilx basketball teams victorious at Junior All Native Tournament in Kelowna

  The basketball tournament, which ran March 20-25 in the Central Okanagan, featured an estimated 870 First Nations youth on 65 teams from B.C.

  Sports

  Mar 26, 2022
• Blackhawks scout Brigette Lacquette breaks hockey barrier for Indigenous women

  Twenty-nine-year-old Ojibwa Brigette Lacquette is the first Indigenous woman to scout for an NHL team. Her employer is the Chicago Blackhawks.

  Sports

  Dec 30, 2021
• Living Skies Indigenous Basketball League a slam dunk for youth in Saskatchewan

  The Living Skies Indigenous Basketball League, which launched this fall, is a free league in Saskatchewan open to children aged 11-17.

  Sports

  Dec 16, 2021
• Indigenous sport organization sees increase in donations after racist comments directed at Oiler Ethan Bear

  Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott, who founded Spirit North, says contributions rose by $10,000 in one day this past week, with donors stating Bear was the reason.

  Canada

  May 29, 2021
• Fred Sasakamoose leaves lasting legacy as Indigenous hockey pioneer

  Fred Sasakamoose is being remembered as a trailblazer for Indigenous hockey players and a role model for First Nations athletes of all stripes following his death at the age of 86.

  Sports

  Nov 25, 2020