The games will host competitions in 16 sports within 21 venues across Halifax, Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne’katik in Nova Scotia. (Photo 2650221 © Andre Nantel | Dreamstime.com)
Local athletes competing in North American Indigenous Games in Nova Scotia
Jul 13, 2023 | 3:31 PM
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Local Indigenous athletes and coaches are participating in the 10th North American Indigenous Games.
The games will host competitions in 16 sports within 21 venues across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne’katik in Nova Scotia. The games are held every four years, hosting events for Indigenous youth aged 13-19.
In total, 50 athletes, six coaches and one manager from Lethbridge and the surrounding communities are in Nova Scotia for the games, including:
- Alatise Atoa (Coalhurst) – U14 Male Basketball
- Anastasia Skelliter (Claresholm) – U19 Female Basketball
- Angelynn Big Sorrel Horse Stand Off (Standoff) – Athletics
- Bella Fox (Lethbridge) – U16 Female Basketball
- Benjamin Dautremont (Cayley) – U16 Male Lacrosse
- Brady Weasel Fat (Standoff ) – U19 Male Lacrosse
- Brittlyn Fox (Cardston) – U16 Female Volleyball
- Carter Ducharme (Mountain View) – U16 Male Soccer
- Christa Healy (Fort MacLeod) – U19 Female Basketball
- Dallas Mistaken Chief (Cardston) – U19 Female Lacrosse
- Dallis Mistaken Chief (Cardston) – U19 Female Box Lacrosse
- Darious Yellowhorn (Brocket) – U16 Male Basketball
- Diana Healy (Lethbridge) – U16 Female Basketball
- Franklin Crazy Bull (Standoff) – U19 Male Basketball
- Hayden Many Grey Horses (Pincher Creek) – U19 Male Basketball
- Hughston Goodstriker (Cardston) – U19 Male Basketball
- Illy-Anna Cat Face (Brocket) – U14 Female Basketball
- Jacklyn Mistakin Chief (Cardston) – U19 Female Box Lacrosse
- Jaklyn Mistaken Chief (Cardston) – U19 Female Lacrosse
- Jason Old Shoes (Standoff) – U14 Male Basketball
- Jayden Yellowface (Lethbridge) – U16 Male Badminton
- Jonathan Day Chief (Lethbridge) – U16 Male Basketball
- Kaycee Tallman (Lethbridge) – U16 Female Basketball
- Kendall Red Crow (Cardston) – U19 Male Basketball
- Kiowa Thunder Chief (Lethbridge) – U19 Male Baseball
- Kodi Bruckner-Plume (Cardston) – U14 Female Basketball
- Landon Dautremont (Cayley) – U19 Male Lacrosse
- Leon JR.Young Pine (Cardston) – U19 Male Baseball
- Mackenzie Wells (Standoff) – U19 Female Basketball
- Madison Day Chief (Cardston) – U19 Female Basketball
- Mataeya Crosschild (Lethbridge) – U16 Female Basketball
- Maya Atoa (Coalhurst) – U14 Female Basketball
- Namayo Cheechoo (Lethbridge) – U14 Female Basketball
- Nathan Big Sorrel Horse (Fort MacLeod) – U19 Male Basketball
- Nelly Young Pine (Glenwood) – U16 Female Basketball
- Nikolai Bare Shin Bone (Standoff) – U16 Male Basketball
- Ocean Wells (Cardston) – U14 Female Basketball
- Rainy Standing Alone (Standoff ) – Athletics
- Sakula Fox (Coalhurst) – U14 Female Basketball
- Sawyer Weasel Moccasin (Standoff) – Athletics
- Saxon Fox (Fort MacLeod) – U16 Male Basketball
- Selah (Jaxton) Sweetgrass (Lethbridge) – U16 Female Badminton
- Talon Weasel Head (Lethbridge) – U19 Male Basketball
- Tayta Willows (Hill Spring) – Athletics
- Tazz Black Plume (Standoff) – U14 Male Basketball
- Teagen Wells (Lethbridge) – U16 Female Basketball
- Zachary Many Grey Horses (Lethbridge) – U19 Male Basketball
- Zane Chief Moon (Brocket) – U19 Male Lacrosse
- Zennan Many Grey Horses (Pincher Creek) – U14 Male Basketball
- Zuri Fox (Fort MacLeod) – U16 Female Basketball
- Chad Chief Moon (coach) – Lacrosse 16U Male
- Lauren Gallimore (manager) – Badminton
- Martin Lawrence (coach) – Badminton
- Shawn Daye-Finley (coach) – Wrestling
- Sini Atoa (coach) – Basketball
- TJ Theodore Ramsey (coach) – Basketball
- Truman Soop (coach) – Basketball
