“It’s been difficult to see the founder of the Games being disrespected in different ways from the city and from the NAIG Council.”
Lowa Beebe is confident that an Indigenous multi-sport event will still be held in Calgary during the summer of 2027, but that competition will not be the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).
BREAKING
To uphold the integrity of the Games and ensure the long-term strength of the NAIG movement, NAIG Council has made the difficult but necessary decision to retract the previously awarded hosting rights for NAIG 2027.
“We do believe that we are going to have the largest Games that the NAIG Council has ever had.”
The next North American Indigenous Games are three years away but the NAIG 2027 host society has named its CEO.
The host society for the next North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) has named its CEO. Lowa Beebe, who is a leading advocate, strategist and advisor in Indigenous governance, public relations and cultural awareness, was chosen to spearhead the 2027 NAIG, which will for the most part be held in her current hometown of Calgary. Beebe is a member of Piikani Nation in Alberta. Though she will be overseeing details for the 2027 NAIG, Beebe will be getting plenty of assistance. Various committees will be handling some of the organizational details.
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“I have very fond memories of being involved in (NAIG’s) creation.”
A member of Musgamaqw-Dzawada’enuxw First Nation in British Columbia has been chosen for induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Alex Nelson will enter via the Builder category for his work in the creation of the North American Indigenous Games.
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One of the pioneers of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) is part of the 2024 class for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Alex Nelson, a member of Musgamaqw-Dzawada’enuxw First Nation in British Columbia, will enter the hall via the Builder category. Induction ceremonies will be held on Oct. 23 in Gatineau, Que. Nelson, who is now 77 and lives in Victoria, was the first chairperson for the NAIG, which were first held in 1990 in Edmonton.
The North American Indigenous Games Council has a new president. Marc Laliberte of the Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario was appointed at the council’s recent annual general meeting in California.
A member of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan through his mother, Laliberte takes over the presidency from Shannon Dunfield, a Métis woman from Grande Prairie, Alta., who nominated him.
Marc Laliberte will continue to be the head of an Indigenous sports organization. But now it remains to be seen whether Laliberte will be the president of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Council while continuing to also serve as the president of the Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario (ISWO), the provincial governing body which he co-founded in 2009. At the recent North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Council annual general meeting in California, Laliberte was appointed NAIG Council president. Laliberte could technically also retain his ISWO presidency.
“The 2023 host society did a fantastic job. They definitely have raised the bar.”
Calgary awarded 2027 North American Indigenous Games
The North American Indigenous Games will be returning to the province where they were first launched.
The multi-sport Games were first held in Edmonton back in 1990.
This past week it was announced that Calgary has been awarded hosting rights for the 2027 Games.
https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/calgary-awarded-2027-north-american-indigenous-games
The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) will be returning to the province where they were first launched. The multi-sport Games were first held in Edmonton back in 1990. It was announced at this year’s NAIG, which wrapped up this past weekend, that Calgary had been awarded hosting rights for the 2027 Games. That means almost four decades after the NAIG were first held, they are set for a return to Alberta.
The Games’ closing ceremonies will then be held on July 23.
Saskatchewan atop NAIG medal standings
https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/saskatchewan-atop-naig-medal-standings
The Saskatchewan contingent was leading the over-all medal standings at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) heading into July 20 action. About 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff have converged in Nova Scotia for this year’s Games, which began July 15. Indigenous athletes from across Canada and the United States are participating in a total of 16 sports at the Games, which will see competitions continue until July 22. The Games’ closing ceremonies will then be held on July 23.
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