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Calgary Flames hold 2nd annual Indigenous Celebration this Saturday – Global News
December 01, 2023 The Calgary Flames are holding a number of events this Saturday for their second annual Indigenous Celebration. Indigenous sports ambassador Brent Dodginghorse joins Global News Morning to talk about the importance of this celebration. Read More: https://globalnews.ca/video/10141829/calgary-flames-hold-2nd-annual-indigenous-celebration-this-saturday/
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Why some Indigenous advocates and Palestinians feel they’re ‘natural allies’ – The Star
November 17, 2023 A hockey game in Edmonton this week saw the latest example of Indigenous advocates across North America expressing solidarity with and finding common ground with the Palestinian community. Wearing shimmering blue ribbon dresses and donning brightly coloured medallions, The Bearhead Sisters cut a vivid scene as they made their way onto the […]
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Stanley Cup makes surprise visit to Enoch Cree Nation – CityNews
October 30, 2023 A former Calgary Hitman player and the Stanley Cup made a surprise visit to a school in Enoch Cree Nation, Monday morning. Students were given the opportunity to get up close and personal with the Stanley Cup. “I can feel my heart pumping like that’s the same cup that Nathan MacKinnon, Cale […]
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Winners! Toronto Blue Jays make history, 30 years ago today – Calgary Herald
Oct 23, 2023 In 1239, in England, the main cathedral at Wells, begun in 1186, was consecrated. The most striking interior feature of the cathedral are the inverted arches (14th century) by which the piers of the tower are strengthened. In 1385, in Germany, the University of Heidelberg was founded under Pope Urban VI as […]
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Indigenous players are again showing their talents in the National Hockey League – WindSpeaker
October 19th, 2023 Zach Whitecloud will forever have fond memories of the 2023 National Hockey League playoffs. That’s because the defenceman, a member of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in Manitoba, became a Stanley Cup champion. Whitecloud and his Vegas Golden Knights’ teammates captured the most prestigious trophy in hockey this past June. Vegas downed the […]
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Otipemisiwak Métis Government releases video highlighting new partnership with the Edmonton Oilers
Oilers invite Métis female youth to participate in U9 hockey camp [Edmonton AB, October 12, 2023] — The Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta is releasing a new video highlighting its new partnership with the Edmonton Oilers, fostering Indigenous youth participation in hockey. The video showcases a recent Edmonton Oilers U9 girls […]
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Devon youth earns four medals at Alberta Indigenous Games – Devon Dispatch
Sep 21, 2023 It was a busy summer for Devon’s Kairo Fouillard, who recently returned from the Alberta Indigenous Games (AIG) with a bag full of medals and stories to tell. The 12-year-old captured four medals at the games, including golds in archery and the 200 and 400m kayak before rounding out his collection with […]
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Team Alberta Male Announced for 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
RED DEER – Hockey Alberta, in partnership with the Indigenous Sport Council of Alberta, has selected 21 male athletes to Team Alberta competing at the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). “We are very excited to be working with such a great group of athletes from across Alberta,” said Darren Reid, Head Coach of Team […]
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These kids are so lucky:’ Alberta Indigenous Games provide youth safe place to play and learn – CBC
Aug 17, 2023 AIG ‘unlike any other games’ and open to all skill levels for youth between 9 and 21 Nearly three decades ago, Lacey Macmillan hoped to compete at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) as the goalkeeper for Team Alberta. Her soccer team qualified for the event in Minnesota, but she was heartbroken […]
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Alberta Indigenous Games brings new sports to the table for 2023 – CFWE FM
Aug 15, 2023 Edmonton is hosting the 2023 Alberta Indigenous Games (AIG) throughout the city Aug. 9-19. Indigenous people from all throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and even Montana are coming out to compete in 18 sports. At this years AIG, there are two new sports for athletes to compete in, according to Jacob Hendy, CEO […]
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