Sports
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Elder Freddy Louis remembers his life in the ring, on the ice, and in the field
‘I think we’re the best,’ says Freddy, of Okanagan Indian Band athletes
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Indigenous women’s basketball team hustling to realize a dream
All My Relations (AMR) Indigenous women’s basketball team has launched a new fundraising campaign to help send them to compete in the much anticipated annual All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) on Ts’msyen territory in Prince Rupert this April.
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Barbecue and ball hockey to commemorate Truth and Reconciliation Day in Nanaimo
The Salish Storm Hockey Association, a nonprofit that encourages Indigenous children to play hockey, is planning a full day of events for Sept 30.
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Swapping hockey sticks for hoses — A wildfire history lesson
‘I never seen any quit from our people,’ says Dan Wilson, former firefighter and current councillor with the Okanagan Indian Band.
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Indigenous youth boxing group ‘Team 700’ fights for support after funding cut
‘This team has impacted my life so much — I can do more than I ever knew,’ says one youth who trains with the Indigenous youth boxing group ‘Team 700.’
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syilx MMA champion Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand says her Okanagan community keeps her going
After winning a jiu-jitsu tournament in Texas, Marchand’s come home to keep training and (hopefully) inspire others to pursue their passions.
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‘Every kilometre I run is for a life that was taken,’ says Indigenous man committed to running 216 kilometres to support survivors
‘I’m running for the kids, for my family,’ says Sasha Perron who will end his 216km run at the Victoria legislature on July 1.
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Indigenous women ‘explore the mountains and identity together’ in new hiking mentorship program
Indigenous Women Outdoors is hosting the low-barrier program as a way to create community while reducing systemic barriers to outdoor sports
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‘It’s very close to home’: Okanagan men run 52 km to raise funds for mental health
It’s important for people to see Indigenous people ‘doing great things,’ says Cody Teichroeb.
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Meet six Indigenous youth on Vancouver Island honoured for excellence in sports
Recipients of the Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sports this year include a soccer player, a war canoeist, a lacrosse player and more.