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I·SPARC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Team BC Chaperones for 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) April 27, 2017 – The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is seeking individuals interested in serving on Team BC’s volunteer staff as a chaperone for the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). The 2017 NAIG will take place from July 16-22, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario where 5,000 youth athletes and coaches will come together to celebrate sport excellence, cultural unity and pride. Applications [...]

Team BC Announces Athletics Team for the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) (April 18, 2017) – Team BC is pleased to announce its official athletics roster for the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Toronto, Ontario. At the 2014 NAIG, Team BC’s athletics squad won 21 medals with 12 athletes taking home gold. This year, Team BC received over fifty applications and has selected 36 athletes to represent British Columbia at the 2017 NAIG. Team BC Athletics will [...]

Team BC Theme Song Competition for the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Indigenous artists, songwriters, composers invited to submit original drum song to serve as the official Theme Song for Team BC Victoria, BC (April 18, 2017) – Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is pleased to announce the launch of a competition for Indigenous artists to compose and submit an original drum song to be used as Team BC’s official theme song at the North American Indigenous [...]

One of Team BC's former athletes who competed at the 2008 NAIG in Cowichan, BC, Haley Lewis produced a story about Team BC's first women's box lacrosse team! Team BC is extremely grateful to have such an inspiring community of past and present athletes. Watch her video here: http://thethunderbird.ca/2017/03/29/womens-box-lacrosse-to-be-a-first-at-north-american-indigenous-games/  

I·SPARC's Spring Intake of Equipment Grant Applications NOW OPEN! Victoria, BC (March 24, 2017) - I·SPARC (The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council) is now accepting applications for its Spring edition of the Equipment Grant Program. The Equipment Grant Program offers First Nations, Métis Chartered Communities, Aboriginal Friendship Centres and some other not-for-profit organizations serving Indigenous communities across British Columbia the opportunity to apply for funds to purchase sport, recreation and/or physical activity equipment. The equipment must be used to [...]

Team BC Player Selection Camp Registration Extended Until Monday, March 27, 2017 I·SPARC seeking top Indigenous male and female hockey players from across the province. Registration for the Team BC Player Selection Camp for the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) has been extended and will remain open until midnight, Monday, March 27th. Indigenous male and female hockey players are invited to participate in the 2017 Team BC Player Selection Camp where players will be evaluated over a three-day period by [...]

  Photo Credit Geoff Howe(Standing, from left to right) Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer FNHA, Rick Brant, Executive Director, I·SPARC, Christopher Sheppard, President, National Association of Friendship Centres, Bill Guerin, Regional Director, INAC, Annette Morgan, President, BCAAFC, Scott Fraser, MLA, Port Alberni, Clara Morin Dal Col, President, MNBC, Gordon Hogg, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport, Melanie Mark, MLA Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Joan Phillip(Seated, left to right - Recipients) (back) Harold Moore, Lyndzie Caron, Janet Atchison [...]

Team BC Recruits for the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships Team BC seeking Coaching Staff and Trainer for female team  March 7, 2017 – The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I SPARC), formerly the Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council, is pleased to re-announce the details of the Player Selection Camp for Team BC’s participation in the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). I SPARC is also seeking coaches of Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) [...]

Team BC Seeking Wrestling Athletes for 2017 NAIG Wrestling Expression of Interest Application Deadline Extended Until March 24, 2017 The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is seeking female and male wrestlers (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) born 1999 through 2002 to apply for consideration to Team BC. Team BC is currently recruiting athletes to compete in the sport of Wrestling at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games, to be held in Toronto, Ontario from July 16 to 23, 2017. Wrestlers who are interested in [...]