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Runners toe start line at North American Indigenous Games – Canadian Running Magazine
July 18, 2023 The celebration of culture, tradition and athletic competition promises plenty of exciting running action in Nova Scotia this week Young track and cross-country athletes from across North America are toeing the start line this week in a celebration of culture, tradition and competition, with the long-anticipated arrival of the North American Indigenous […]
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Trudeau takes a paddle in canoe at North American Indigenous Games – Global News
17 July 2023 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Dartmouth, N.S. on Monday where he started his day with paddling in a canoe alongside participants in the North American Indigenous Games. “These young Indigenous people carrying the future for all of us into the coming decades is so important, inspiring, and comforting as well,” Trudeau […]
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Thousands of athletes arrive in Halifax for North American Indigenous Games – Global News
July 16, 2023 Thousands of the continent’s most talented Indigenous athletes arrived in Halifax this weekend in anticipation of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). The 10th edition of the event, which runs until July 23, features more than 5,000 athletes hailing from 756 different nations. With cultural events and an opening ceremony providing the […]
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Statement by Ministers St-Onge, Petitpas Taylor, Hajdu and Miller and Member of Parliament Battiste on the opening of the 2023 North American Indigenous Games
From: Canadian Heritage Kjipuktuk (Halifax), July 16, 2023 Today, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of […]
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North American Indigenous Games officially open in Halifax – CBC
Jul 17, 2023 Games will mix Indigenous culture with sporting events The North American Indigenous Games officially kicked off Sunday evening, as thousands of Indigenous athletes from across the continent filled the main hockey arena in Halifax. Norman Sylliboy, Grand Chief of the Mik’maq Grand Council, gave an opening address to the gathered athletes, officially […]
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Good luck to NAIG athletes
Some 22 Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement are among the 133 athletes and coaches attending the 10th North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Nova Scotia as part of Team Indigenous Newfoundland and Labrador. Competitions will be held in 16 sports from July 15-23 in Halifax, Dartmouth and Millbrook First Nation. “This is […]
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Minister of sport offers best wishes to Team PEI
Jul 14 2023 Today, the Honourable Cory Deagle, Minister of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture issued the following statement: “As Team PEI prepares for the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (link is external), taking place July 15-23, I want to offer our athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff good luck and best wishes for a […]
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New Brunswick athletes to participate in North American Indigenous Games
14 July 2023 FREDERICTON (GNB) – A contingent of 150 athletes, coaches, managers and chaperones from New Brunswick will participate in the 2023 North American Indigenous Games, July 15-23, in Halifax. The Games, which will be the largest multi-sport and cultural event ever to be held in Atlantic Canada, will bring together more than 5,000 […]
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Statement by Premier Dennis King on North American Indigenous Games
Jul 14, 2023 Hon. Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island issued the following statement for the North American Indigenous Games: “Tomorrow will be the start of the 10th North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), which will bring together more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and mission staff from more than 756 Indigenous Nations. The NAIG will […]
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Dal welcomes athletes to campus for the North American Indigenous Games – Dal News
July 14, 2023 Beginning this Saturday (July 15), all across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook Mi’kmaw Community, and Sipekne’katik Mi’kmaw Community, a truly exceptional gathering and celebration is coming together. More than 750 Indigenous Nations from all corners of Turtle Island are uniting to bring over 5,000 participants to the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) — the largest […]
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