Aboriginal Youth tourney set for March

This year’s Third Annual Central British Columbia Aboriginal Youth Hockey Tournament is shaping up to be the best yet.
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Nation's capital welcomes the Olympic torch

The 2010 Olympic torch made a triumphal entrance to Parliament Saturday night as thousands of cheering Canadians waved it on.
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Young aboriginals to carry Olympic torch

For most people, carrying the Olympic torch would be an experience like no other. But for a group of young Ottawa aboriginals, the opportunity is especially meaningful.
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Pavilion will show host first nations in a way we've never seen

Imagine a humongous snow-globe and that's sort of what the Four Host First Nations' pavilion will look like during the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics.
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Chief sees peace, not politics, in Olympic flame

Running the Olympic flame through this Innu reserve located in Quebec, Raphael Picard was the picture of pride, waving to the shivering crowd, mugging for the cameras.
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More Than 78 Teams, 1300 Students Complete Assembly of First Nations Fitness Challenge

More than 78 teams and 1300 students completed an AFN Fitness Challenge aimed at raising awareness about the positive relationship between diabetes and healthy living.
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Living the Olympic dream

What a story Aronhiaies Herne is telling the children at the Boys and Girls Club of Akwesasne - and it's about to get even better.
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Dene Games Athletes Announced for 2010 Winter Games Showcase

Eight Dene Games athletes, two coaches and two Dene Games alternate athletes have been selected to help showcase the Northwest Territories (NWT) at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Minister of State Lunn and Minister Aglukkaq Take Part in an Olympic Torch Relay Community Celebration in Iqaluit

The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay has completed its tour through the Northwest Territories (NWT). The Town of Inuvik was the first NWT community to be visited by the Olympic Torch on November 4, followed by Yellowknife, Dettah, and N’dilo on November 5, 2009.
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First Nation youth running with the best

A Central Plains aboriginal youth will be running with the torch bearers as part of a relay for a leg of the tour in the Portage la Prairie area for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
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New Brunswick Aboriginal Woman will guard the Olympic Flame

A young aboriginal woman from northwestern New Brunswick is going to Greece next week to get the Olympic flame. Dina Ouellette, 22, of the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, is one of two Canadians who will accompany the flame to this continent. Read more>>

Hockey Greats Team Up For Aboriginal Kids

Fifty Aboriginal children will today be the first to participate in a unique leadership camp, part of a five-year partnership announced between The Tim Horton Children's Foundation and Ted Nolan Foundation.The youths, some of whom have never left their native reserve, were selected from the Sault Ste. Marie First Nation to attend the five-day camp at the Tim Horton Children's Foundation camp just north of Brantford. The Tim Horton Children's Foundation has adapted its youth leadership program to cater specifically to Aboriginal youth. Read more>>

Open Call for all Artists in Nunavut for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver

The Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association (NACA) is proud to announce an open call for all artists in Nunavut who are interested in participating in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver.

The intention of this program is to send six artists to Vancouver, representing a wide range of talents and skills from across the territory. We will work in partnership with existing galleries in the city of Vancouver to strengthen relations and cross promote emerging and existing artists. Through this project, Nunavut is committed to showcasing emerging artists who do not have an existing presence with the galleries in Vancouver.
This search will focus on representation from the following groups of artists:

• 1 Jewelry Maker
• 1 Print Maker
• 1 Doll Artist
• 1 Wall Hanging Artist
• 1 Carver

There will be a sixth place held for one additional artist of no specific genre. All applications will be accepted and considered. Artists working in multiple genres are encouraged to apply. The selection will come down to need and programming opportunities that arise for participation in games time activities.

Applications should be submitted to the Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association by October 20th 2009.

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Northern kids benefit from donated sports gear

Not long ago, a community in Canada's arctic decided the time had come to build a hockey arena.

After it was completed, the men, women and children of Kimmirut, Nunavut, stood around it and congratulated themselves on a job well done. Problem? Not a single person in the community had a pair of ice skates.
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AFN launching Fitness Challenge for students, on October 15

The Assembly of First Nations is calling on teachers for help in organizing this year's AFN Fitness Challenge which is aimed at students. The goal of the fitness challenge is to raise awareness about the positive relationship between diabetes and healthy living.
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Arctic Winter Games - Cultural Program Takes Centre Stage

By now, most local residents are aware that the Arctic Winter Games are coming to Grande Prairie, but how many of us REALLY know what the Games’ are all about?
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First Nations exhibit opens at Hall of Fame

For a man who has accomplished so much, Willie Littlechild gives himself credit for very little.

He was the first Treaty Indian to earn a law degree in Alberta and he has received the Order of Canada. He has been honoured with multiple awards for his involvement in sports. He is the former MP for Wetaskiwin and the former Alberta regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
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Woman walking to help aboriginal children

Tamara Malcolm remembers the day she was taken from her family and shuffled between a hotel and foster homes.
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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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Nunavut Joins Vancouver 2010 Team as a contributing Territory

With only seven months to go until the start of the 2010 Winter Games, Nunavut has joined in the excitement. The territory’s unique culture will be showcased to a global audience during the Games as part of a partnership agreement signed with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) while also contributing directly to the success of the Canadian Olympic Team.
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A New Sports Field, A New Future for Six Nations

A cleared stretch of land that sits adjacent to the Six Nations Community Hall, the site of what now will become a new sports field capable of hosting Field Lacrosse or other outdoor sports thanks to a joint Federal and Provincial $684,000 investment.
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Aboriginal communities get boost to active living

The governments of Canada and Ontario provided support to 53 First Nations community recreation projects with $31 million.
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Northern Canadian skier Roseanne Allen dies

Roseanne Allen, a cross-country skier who was one of the first aboriginal women to represent Canada at the Winter Olympics, died on Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. She was 55.
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Call for 2010 Dene and Inuit Games Participants

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Traditional Games Program was announced today by the Honourable Robert C. McLeod, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA). MACA, in partnership with the Northern Games Society and the Aboriginal Sport Circle of the Western Arctic, is looking for young, vibrant people to display their athleticism within Dene and Inuit Games at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Most kids earn failing grade on exercise, report finds

Most Canadian kids are earning a failing grade for physical activity levels, as they continue to miss targets for daily exercise, a new report finds.
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Province, Non-profit Groups Invest $46 Million to Revitalize Neighbourhood Community and Rec Centres: Robinson

The province and Manitoba non-profit groups are investing $46 million this year to revitalize and renew community and recreation centres to improve Manitobans' access to healthy, active living, Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport Minister Eric Robinson announced today.
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Whitehorse councillors question dollars and cents of hosting Arctic Winter Games

Whitehorse has been awarded the 2012 Arctic Winter Games, but as councillors debate whether to seal the deal, some worry about whether the city can afford it.
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Diminutive defender is a big-time player

Autumn Garnham has a dream of playing hockey for Team Canada. If her play for Team Manitoba at this past weekend’s 2009 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Winnipeg is any indication, that dream might not be too far from becoming a reality.
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Aboriginal hockey stars victorious

Some young Aboriginal hockey players from North Eastman helped lead female Team Manitoba to victory last week at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Winnipeg.
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Building self-esteem - Aboriginal players serve as role models for youth

Not long ago, the future was cloudy for a young aboriginal female hockey player. Now, the Olympics are the limit.

And the annual National Aboriginal Under-18 Hockey Championship for both men and women has played a large part in the rapid development of Canada's budding stars.
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NAN Welcomes Arrival of New Athletics Program to its Communities

Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose welcomes the arrival to Nishnawbe Aski Nation schools a program called Fun in Athletics. Administered by International Fun and Team Athletics (IFTA), the program is designed to educate youth of the achievements of great First Nations sporting heroes, and through modern physical fitness programming and goal setting, to inspire them to take up sports.
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National hockey tournament showcases aboriginal talent

Some of Canada's best junior hockey players are in Winnipeg this week to compete in the national aboriginal hockey championships.
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AFN Launches Fitness Challenge on National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day

On May 1, 2009, National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day, the Assembly of First Nations is calling on teachers for help in organizing this year's Fitness Challenge which is aimed at First Nations students.
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AFN Launches Fitness Challenge on National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day

On May 1, 2009, National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day, the Assembly of First Nations is calling on teachers for help in organizing this year's Fitness Challenge which is aimed at First Nations students. The goal of the fitness challenge is to raise awareness about the positive relationship between diabetes and healthy living.
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Aboriginal Sport Circle announces 2008 Tom Longboat Athlete and National Aboriginal Coaching award recipients

The Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) is pleased to announce the National recipients for the 2008 Tom Longboat Athlete and National Aboriginal Coaching awards.
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The Government of Canada Works With Ontario to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Young People

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, and Ontario Health Promotion Minister Margarett Best today announced a shared investment of $3.4 million toward eight physical activity and healthy eating projects for children and youth across Ontario.
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Canoeist featured in fitness film

Not only is Daniel Daniels a terrific athlete, he's also now the star of a film.

Daniels was one of a number of Aboriginal athletes whose preparation for the 2008 North American Indigenous Games was followed for the 30-minute film Wired for Fitness, which was produced by the provincial Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, and will be distributed to all K-12 schools and Band-operated schools this fall.
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First nations participants flock to Sun Run

Denise Lecoy calls it a ripple effect, but really, it's more like a tsunami.

Three years ago, Lecoy, coordinator for the provincial government's aboriginal health initiative Honour Your Health Challenge, convinced her superiors to include the Sun Run as a funded component of the government's program. Some 150 native people from Penticton and Vancouver participated.

Last year, the number of participants grew to 700.
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Increasing Physical Activity Participation among 14 Aboriginal BC Communities

The Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of BC (ASRA) launched the Aboriginal Seed Grant program for the first time this winter and with the selection complete, over 1,200 Aboriginal people across BC will become engaged in sport, recreation and physical activity.
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ENBA hoop tourney showcases aboriginal youth

Some of Edmonton's best aboriginal basketball players hit the courts for a special tournament over the weekend.
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Meet Travis, Sammy and Leah - the latest Aboriginal athletes to be highlighted in the Vancouver 2010 inspirational poster series aimed at Canadian you

Three more young Aboriginal athletes learning to throw rocks, block shots and race downhill with the best in the world are joining the inspirational poster series "Find Your Passion in Sport," produced by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Four Host First Nations.
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B.C. First Nation youth group to paddle from Glasgow to Orkneys

Members of a First Nations youth leadership group from Penticton, B.C., are headed to Scotland to paddle the North Sea.
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Hundreds participate in aboriginal tournament

It was a weekend to remember for hundreds of players, parents, spectators, coaches and organizers as the Second Annual Central B.C. Aboriginal Youth Hockey Tournament came to a close Sunday at the Cariboo Memorial Complex.
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Search begins for Six First Nations Youth 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Flame Attendants and 41 First Nations Youth Language Torchbearers

"Six First Nations youth will have the honour of accompanying the Olympic
Flame on its 106-day journey across Canada," said National Chief Phil
Fontaine. "Fire is a sacred element for First Nations peoples. These youth
will be modern-day Fire-keepers.
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Former NHLer Gino Odjick gives advice to aboriginal youth

THEY went right to the top of the list of credible messengers for the ninth annual Follow Your Dreams night at Saturday's Manitoba Moose game.

The Moose and their presenting partners at the RCMP, the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the Tribal Councils Investment Group called on 12-season NHLer Gino Odjick as guest speaker for the pre-game gathering of more than 2,000 aboriginal young people and their families in the MTS Centre's upper bowl.
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Penelakut man to cycle for cancer cause

Steve Sxwithul'txw is riding for two reasons: for his sister, and for all First Nations individuals who are battling cancer.

This coming June, Sxwithul'txw, a member of the Penelakut Tribe who was raised in Duncan, will be among several cyclists travelling from Vancouver to Seattle in the Ride to Conquer Cancer, which benefits the BC Cancer Foundation.
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Galusha stuns Jones, leaving Mallett alone on top at Scotties

Northwest Territories skip Kerry Galusha can't recall the last time she played a close game against Team Canada at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

She won't have trouble remembering the answer to that question anymore. Galusha's Yellowknife rink staged the biggest upset of the Canadian women's curling championship Tuesday night, downing Jennifer Jones 10-8 in Draw 11 action in front of an electric crowd of 2,448 at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
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Moving Forward: Final Report

The National Roundtable on Aboriginal Women in Sport, hosted Feb 22-24, 2008 was part of a larger effort by academics and practitioners to identify and discuss sport and recreation issues that are important to Aboriginal people in Canada.
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Get winter active

WinterActive is a national initiative that encourages Canadians to be physically active during the winter months.
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Invitation to First Nations communities to participate in Ontarians Walking Now

Green Communities Canada is encouraging First Nations communities to get involved in Ontarians Walking Now (OWN).
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2009 Aboriginal Seed Grant Program

The Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of BC (ASRA) is inviting applications for its Aboriginal Seed Grant Program from Aboriginal communities both on and off reserve (including, First Nation and Métis) or organizations running programs for Aboriginal people. Applications are due February 15, 2009.
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