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I·SPARC partners with BC Basketball Festival

The Fraser Valley Bandits announced a partnership with the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC). They have also partnered with Canada Basketball and Basketball BC to launch the inaugural BC Basketball Festival, a youth and adult basketball event that will take place this summer between June 13 to June 19 at Langley Events Centre (LEC). The festival will feature a variety of activities for athletes, fans and teams to enjoy, including multiple divisions of boys and girls, as [...]

By |2022-04-27T21:39:55-07:00April 27th, 2022|Comments Off on I·SPARC partners with BC Basketball Festival
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Halifax 2023 North American Indigenous Games Announced

Victoria, BC (July 12, 2021) – Following the postponement of the Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today the NAIG Council and the Halifax NAIG Host Society announced that the next Games are confirmed to take place July 15 to 23, 2023 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) and Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia. This is welcome news that we hope will inspire and motivate youth who have the goal of competing at the Games. The Halifax [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00July 12th, 2021|0 Comments
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International Arctic Sports athlete hosts free virtual demonstration

The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC) invite you to join us and participate in a free, virtual demonstration of Arctic Sports with Kyle Kaayak'w Worl. Inuit Games, also known as Arctic Sports, are a collection of Indigenous games based on hunting and survival skills of the north. The games trained both physical and mental abilities that allowed the indigenous people of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka to thrive in the Arctic for millennia. Today athletes from across [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00July 12th, 2021|0 Comments
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New updates on the BC Restart Plan for activities

The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) has compiled these guidelines based on recommendations published by provincial and municipal Health Authorities, as well as provincial sport and recreation organizations.  They are the currently understood best practices at time of publication and were approved by I·SPARC’s Board of Director's. By order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO), the BC Restart Plan for a return to normal from the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on May 25. B.C.’s Restart [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00June 16th, 2021|0 Comments
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I·SPARC stands with our Indigenous Nations

The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) stands with our Indigenous Nations as we mourn the children lost to the Residential School System. We offer love and prayer to the survivors whose lives were forever changed by the experience.

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00May 31st, 2021|0 Comments
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Nominations open for National Indigenous Coaching Awards

The nomination period for the National Indigenous Coaching Award (NICA) is now open. NICA was relaunched in 2019 by the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) to recognize Indigenous coaches for their outstanding contributidons to sport in Canada. The ASC, in collaboration with the Coaching Association of Canada, established the NICA to recognize the impact Indigenous coaches have made on sport development, from the community level all the way to elite competition. The awards include a male and female category. For the [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00May 25th, 2021|0 Comments
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Interior Regional Premier’s Awards Recipients Honoured

Six Outstanding Indigenous Athletes Receive Prestigious Award April 30, 2021 - The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is pleased to announce the six outstanding athletes named as the Interior regional recipients of the 2020 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. Isaac Bedford, 16, Archery, 150 Mile House, Métis Nation BC Tuja Dreyer, 13, Judo, Swimming and Wrestling, Kelowna, Ross River Dena Council Daine Dubois, 21, Hockey, Williams Lake, Cariboo Chilcotin Metis Association James Hamming, 20, [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00April 30th, 2021|0 Comments
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Fraser Regional Recipients of Premier’s Awards Honoured

  April 29, 2021 - The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is pleased to announce the six outstanding athletes named as the Fraser regional recipients of the 2020 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. • Taya Suttill, 18, Soccer and Basketball, Surrey, Métis Nation BC • Kendrick Lounsbury, 16, Football, Surrey, Namgis First Nation • Olivia Lounsbury, 18, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Track and Field, Swimming and Badminton, Chilliwack, Tahltan Nation • Colton Cameron, 18, Hockey, [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00April 29th, 2021|0 Comments
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Vancouver Coastal Regional Premier’s Awards Recipients Honoured

Six Outstanding Indigenous Athletes Receive Prestigious Award April 28, 2021 - The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is pleased to announce the six outstanding athletes named as the Vancouver Coastal regional recipients of the 2020 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. Sydney Fowler, 18, Competitive Cheerleading, Softball and Soccer,  New Westminster, Xaxl’ip First Nation Adelle Larden, 14, Box Lacrosse and Field Lacrosse, Rifle, Richmond, Hwlitsum First Nation Scott Larden, 16, Lacrosse, Richmond, Hwlitsum First Nation [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00April 28th, 2021|0 Comments
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Vancouver Island Regional Premier’s Awards Recipients Honoured

Six Outstanding Indigenous Athletes Receive Prestigious Award April 27, 2021 - The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is pleased to announce the six outstanding athletes named as the Vancouver Island regional recipients of the 2020 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. Jakob Brager, 18, Swimming, Nanaimo, Mid-Island Métis Ellashani George, 16, War Canoe and Soccer, Duncan, Oneida Nation of the Thames Megan McCool, 17, Smallbore Rifle, Victoria, Métis Nation BC Tristan Thomas, 15, Soccer, Nanaimo, [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00April 27th, 2021|0 Comments
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