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LLRIB announced as host for 2024 Tony Cote Summer Games – Northeast Now
Nov 23, 2023 The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has been selected to host the Tony Cote Summer Games in August 2024. The community will host hundreds of Indigenous youth who will be competing in a variety of events, including athletics, archery, canoe/kayaking, beach volleyball, golf, soccer, and softball. Kevin Roberts, Director of Sports […]
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Community rinks grant back after assisting 581 ice surfaces in 2022-2023 – West Central Online
Oct 23 2023 A uniquely Canadian grant is back once-again in time for the winter. After assisting a total of 581 ice surfaces, including 376 skating rinks and 205 curling rinks with funding, the window is again open to apply for the $2,500 grant that helps municipally-owned facilities, schools, Indigenous communities and non-profit organizations fund each ice surface they […]
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Application Period for Community Rink Affordability Grant Program Open
October 20, 2023 Today, Prince Albert Northcote MLA Alana Ross on behalf of Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross joined officials from the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA) and community members in Prince Albert to celebrate the opening of the Community Rink Affordability Grant Program. The Government of Saskatchewan has committed $1.6 million in […]
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New hockey sticks aim to spark conversation about Every Child Matters movement in Canada – CBC
Sep 29, 2023 Stick designers from Sask. hope they can spread awareness Thousands of new orange and black Every Child Matters hockey sticks now on shelves of sporting goods stores across Canada are meant to do more than just send pucks into nets. Clay DeBray designed the sticks to spread awareness about what happened to generations of […]
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Sask.-based Indigenous Sports Academy continues to grow in its 3rd year – CBC
Sep 28, 2023 Academy aims to make Indigenous players leaders on the ice and in their communities It was only the second exhibition game of the season, but the Indigenous Sports Academy (ISA) Eagles took flight with a 10-1 win over the Notre Dame Hounds. The ISA, which is located in Saskatoon and is nwo […]
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Big River First Nation hosts four neutral site games at Jim Neilson Sportsplex – Prince Albert Daily Herald
September 14, 2023 For the second season in a row, the Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders opened the Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season at the Jim Neilson Sportsplex on Big River First Nation. Big River First Nation CEO Derek Klein says it was incredible to have the Raiders and Blades play on Big River […]
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Raiders announce new signing as pre-season begins in Big River First Nation – paNOW
Sep 6, 2023 The Raiders will welcome a fresh face to their roster as they get the 2023 pre-season underway in Big River First Nation. On Wednesday, the club announced that Jonah Sivertson, a 2008-born forward from Regina has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Siverston had a remarkable 2022-23 season in the SAAHL […]
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Saskatchewan Roughriders visits Indigenous communities in act of reconciliation – Global News
August 31, 2023 Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders have been making their presence known in various Indigenous communities across the province. From drumming at powwows to attending the James Smith Cree Nation healing gathering, they look at their visits as an act of reconciliation and a way to form relationships and understandings of Saskatchewan’s Indigenous […]
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Unifor opposes Sask Party move to “out” youth in schools
August 23, 2023 REGINA—The safety of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth is under threat after Sask Party Education Minister Dustin Duncan announced sudden, sweeping changes to education policy that will make some queer and trans students unsafe in the classroom. “The actions of the Saskatchewan government including Minister Duncan are simply outrageous. They are using vulnerable 2SLGBTQIA+ kids […]
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We are making history here’: Sask. First Nation hosting North America’s first sanctioned disc golf tournament on Indigenous land – CTV News
Aug. 14, 2023 Peepeekisis Cree Nation and Disc Golf Saskatchewan will make history at the 18th Annual Saskatchewan Open. When golfers tee off Aug. 19th, Peepeekisis will become the first Indigenous community in North America to host a Professional Disc Golf Assoc. (PDGA) sanctioned event. “It just makes me proud that people are willing to […]
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