FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2017 TEAM BC WINS OVERALL TEAM TITLE FOR 2017 NAIG Last Day of Competitions Brings Team BC’s Medal Count to 176 Toronto, ON – After a week of competitions at the Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), Team BC has won the Overall Team Title. Team BC competed in 13 sports and won a total of 176 medals (65 gold, 57 Silver, 54 bronze) over the course of the competition week. This put the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2017 TEAM BC’S BADMINTON, BASKETBALL AND SOCCER WIN GOLD! Athletics, Swimming, Lacrosse and Softball Bring in 45 Medals, Bringing Team BC’s Total to 181 Toronto, ON – Team BC’s badminton team earned two gold medals in their final matches, a first in Team BC history. Team BC has not earned a gold medal in badminton since the 2008 NAIG. Jarin Davison and Kyler Wilson beat Team Saskatchewan in the third set, winning a gold medal [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2017 TEAM BC WINS 31 MEDALS ON FIRST DAY OF SWIM COMPETITION BRINGING TOTAL MEDAL COUNT TO 131 Canoe/Kayak Medal Count Totals 54 and Basketball Teams Win 3 Silver Toronto, ON – Team BC swimmers win 31 medals on their first day of competitions! 17 out of Team BC’s 23 swimmers medaled with six medals won in each event. “The Swimmers raced to simply live in the moment!” said Head Coach, Leanne Sirup. “The hard [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2017 TEAM BC’S HEAVY MEDAL DAY FOR RIFLE SHOOTING, WRESTLING AND CANOE/KAYAK Athletics Win Nine Medals, 14U Basketball Teams Advance to Finals and Volleyball Starts Strong Toronto, ON – Team BC’s rifle shooters earned 14 medals after two days of heavy competition, winning three gold, eight silver and three bronze medals. “I am so proud of how our team performed today,” said Nicole Gerow, Rifle Shooting Head Coach. “The competition over the last three days [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2017 CANOE/KAYAK TEAM EARN 15 MEDALS BRINGING TEAM BC’S TOTAL COUNT TO 17 Eight Wrestlers to Compete for Medals, 19U Female Softball and Basketball Teams Remain Undefeated Toronto, ON – Team BC’s Canoe/Kayak team had a stellar first day of competition, earning 15 medals for Team BC bringing the total count to 17. William Wyse won two gold medals in his NAIG debut while Kristine Edgar and Ivan Morris both took bronze in the 3000m kayak event. Brandyn [...]
What the Indigenous Games means to Alex Nelson, a residential school survivor For him, it's about more than sports. Eduardo Lima / Alex Nelson, 70, in Hamilton for North American Indigenous Games 2017 on Monday. By: David Hains Metro Published on Mon Jul 17 2017 Sports mean much more than what's on the scoreboard for Alex Nelson. The 70-year-old soccer coach for British Columbia's under-16 boys soccer team has been involved in the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2017 ATHLETICS TEAM AWARDED TEAM BC’S FIRST MEDALS 19U Female Lacrosse Makes History, Team BC Softball Sweeps and Rifle Shooters Aim for Medals Toronto, ON – Team BC's athletics team earned two medals in cross-country events on the first day of competition. Fifteen-year-old Marquesis Haintz claimed the first medal for Team BC, taking home silver in the 16U 3K division. Marquesis persevered through the grueling course, saying, “I knew when I crossed the finish line I was [...]
'I have never been so proud to be Aboriginal in my entire life,' says Katrina Haintz By Ash Kelly, CBC News Katrina Haintz attends the 2017 NAIG opening ceremonies with three of her daughters, Marquesis, Kaia & Mateya. (Photo Credit: Katrina Haintz) Katrina Haintz was 38 years old before she finally felt proud of her Indigenous heritage. She credits the North American Indigenous Games — which are currently underway in Toronto — for the shift. Haintz attended the 2014 NAIG events [...]
CBC News Coverage of 2017 NAIG Female Lacrosse Members of B.C.'s female lacrosse team are making history as some of the first to play women's lacrosse at the North American Indigenous Games Watch Ainsley Allen and Kiana Point's interview with CBC News about Team BC's 19U Female Lacrosse Team making history at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games. They play July 17, 2017 at 9:00 am (EST) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, ON. Official 2017 NAIG Schedule [...]
Team BC Flag Bearers Announced! From left to right: Camryn Scully, Métis Nation, U16 Softball, Michael Dumont, Métis Nation BC Regional Director and Minister of Sport, Annette Morgan, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres President, and Keegan Charlie, Musqueam and Sts'ailes Nations, U19 Soccer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2017 TEAM BC ANNOUNCES FLAG BEARERS FOR THE 2017 NAIG OPENING CEREMONY Toronto, ON – Camryn Scully and Keegan Charlie will carry the British Columbia and Team BC [...]
