Local Representation at The North American Indigenous Games

Lethbridge, Alberta: The 10th North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) will be held from July 15-23, 2023 in Nova Scotia, Canada. It will host competitions in 16 sports within 21 venues across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne’katik.

The 2023 Games will bring together more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756+ Indigenous Nations celebrating, sharing and reconnecting through sport and culture with the help of 3,000 volunteers. These games are held every 4 years, hosting events for Indigenous youth athletes ages 13-19.

There are 50 athletes, 6 coaches, and 1 manager participating in the 2023 NAIG from Lethbridge and the surrounding communities, including those from Brocket, Cardston, Claresholm, Coalhurst, Fort Macleod, Glenwood, Hill Spring, Lethbridge, Mountain View, Pincher Creek, and Stand Off. A full list of the participants is below.

Susan Eymann, Lethbridge Sport Council executive director said, “We are very proud of our delegation of 44 athletes and seven coaches representing our region at the North American Indigenous Games. It's a testament to their dedication, talent, and cultural pride. As they step onto the grand stage of the Games, they carry with them the hopes, dreams and aspirations of their community. To the athletes and coaches, we say, compete with all your might and know that we are cheering you on every step of the way."

• Alatise Atoa (Coalhurst) - U14 Male Basketball
• Anastasia Skelliter (Claresholm) - U19 Female Basketball
• Angelynn Big Sorrel Horse Stand Off (Stand Off) - Athletics
• Bella Fox (Lethbridge) - U16 Female Basketball
• Benjamin Dautremont (Cayley) - U16 Male Lacrosse
• Brady Weasel Fat (Stand Off ) - 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 (Stand Off) - 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 (Stand Off) - 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 (Stand Off) - 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 (Stand Off) - U16 Male Basketball
• Ocean Wells (Cardston) - U14 Female Basketball
• Rainy Standing Alone (Stand Off ) - Athletics
• Sakula Fox (Coalhurst) - U14 Female Basketball
• Sawyer Weasel Moccasin (Stand Off) - 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 (Stand off) - 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

For further information, please contact:

Tanya Whipple
Communication Manager,
Lethbridge Sport Council
[email protected]
403-330-5597

or

Susan Eymann
Executive Director,
Lethbridge Sport Council
[email protected]
403-320-5412