First Nations runners to head for Washington

First Nations long-distance runners plan to run from Winnipeg to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about the quality of health care available to indigenous people.
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Aboriginal Sport Circle Announces 2011 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships Bid Process Declared Open

The Aboriginal Sport Circle is pleased to announce that the bid process to host the 2011 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships has been declared open.
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Applications invited for First Nations Snowboard Team program

Aboriginal youth who have a strong desire to hit the slopes this coming winter can vie for a spot in the First Nations Snowboard Team.
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Aboriginal Apprenticeship Coach Program participants off to 2009 Canada Summer Games

Twelve Aboriginal coaches from five provinces and three territories will have an opportunity to be part of the coaching staff at the 2009 Canada Summer Games being held in Prince Edward Island from August 15 to August 29, 2009. They will participate in the games as part of a pilot project developed in partnership by the Aboriginal Sport Circle, Canada Games Council and the Coaching Association of Canada.
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New Olympic hockey jerseys feature First Nation design

The new Team Canada ice hockey jerseys featuring a West Coast First Nations design and a familiar swoosh were unveiled in Vancouver on Monday.
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Sask. First Nation Summer Games come to a close

It was a bitter-sweet end to the 2009 Saskatchewan First Nation Summer Games as the 3,000-plus athletes were praised for their successes over the past week, but many were sad to see the games come to an end.
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Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Take Action to Increase Physical Activity for Children and Youth

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - Federal, provincial and territorial Ministers responsible for Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation, at their annual meeting today, agreed to take specific key measures to increase physical activity levels for children and youth. They also agreed to provide funding for Aboriginal athletes' travel to future North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).
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Aboriginal centre comes alive at Whistler

At the Squamish and Lil'wat Cultural Centre, which opened June 17, 2008, visitors can get a taste of life before ski runs, bars, cafes and mountain biking turned this forest into one of the world's top resorts.
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Flu fears prompt a few no-shows at First Nations Summer Games

Concerns about the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, have prompted a handful of First Nations to stay away from the upcoming aboriginal Summer Games.
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RCMP officer loses 200 pounds

RCMP officer Marge Hudson in 2004. Hudson has lost more than 200 pounds through healthy eating and exercise in the last five years.
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Gymnastics club receives provincial grant to offer program on reserve

2010 Legacies Now in partnership with the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport is investing $2,000 in the Delta Gymnastics Society to deliver a pilot program offering recreational gymnastics to children at the Tsawwassen First Nations reserve.
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