North American Indigenous Games

: 2006 Denver NAIG Games: Team Saskatchewan's Arrival; This photograph is part of a collection donated by Eugene Arcand. It captures Team Saskatchewan's arrival at the 2006 NAIG Games in Denver, Colorado.

: 2006 Denver NAIG Games: Team Saskatchewan's Canoeing Team; This photograph is part of a collection donated by Eugene Arcand. It is one of several that captures Team Saskatchewan's canoeing team as they compete at the 2006 NAIG games located in Denver, Colorado.

: "Getting Beyond Imagery: The Challenges of Reading Narratives about American Indian Athletes."; This article discusses a few examples of media coverage featuring Indigenous athletes at the turn of the 21st century. It uses these examples to comment on how perceptions of Indigenous people and, by extension, stereotypes about Indigenous athletes continue to affect how they are portrayed in the media. There is brief mention of NAIG, but none of the examples cover the Games.

: "North American Indigenous Soccer: Visibility, Intergenerational Healing & Schelangen in Global Football"; This PhD dissertation discusses Chief Willie Littlechild's presentation to the United Nations as he proposes the creation of the North American Indigenous Games in 1990. This is briefly mentioned for context before focusing on the author's interview with Littlechild for another subject. It is likely that a transcript of this presentation could be found if desired. The dissertation otherwise focuses primarily on the World Indigenous Games.

: "Reasonable Amusements: Connecting the Strands of Physical Culture in Native Lives"; This article discusses participation in sports and other recreational activities as a source of pride for Indigenous people. It also very briefly addresses NAIG's role in Indigenous sport heritage.

: "Suicide and Parasuicide in a Northern Canadian Native Community"; This report examines "suicide and parasuicide" (suicide attempts) in a small, remote, northern Canadian native community from 1981 to 1984. During this time, "the overall rate for suicide was 77 per 100,000, with a rate of 241 for male Treaty Indians age 20-24. Parasuicide in the form of overdose was epidemic, with a rate of 7,722 per 100,000 in Treaty Indian females age 15-19. None of the completed suicides had previous contact with the mental health system or previous parasuicides." [note: Google defines parasuicide as an apparent attempt at suicide - a suicidal gesture - in which the aim is not death, such as a sublethal overdose or wrist slash. Parasuicide can be an indicator of future suicide.]..."During the three year period there were 8 suicides, 1 murder, 18 accidental deaths, and 131 parasuicides, of which 125 were by overdose."..."The present study identifies a major public health problem among native people of Norway House. If the suicide rate in WInnipeg, a city of 600,000, was the same as that for Treaty Indians, we would have close to 500 documented suicides per year. At the Norway House rate for Treaty women, we would expect doctors in Winnipeg to see about 12,000 overdoses per year. Clearly, if the entire population of Winnipeg was overdosing at this rate, a major multi-million dollar public health campaign would be launched immediately. If the suicide and parasuicide rates in Norway House are even roughly representative of those for North American Indians as a whole, further study and effective intervention are urgently required."

: "The Myth of Olympic Unity: The Dilemma of Diversity, Olympic Oppression, and the Politics of Difference"; This MA thesis does not address NAIG, but does comment on the neo-imperialist nature of international competitions such as the Olympic Games. These athletic events commonly exclude forms of Indigenous sport and games. NAIG may be perceived as a response to this kind of exclusion and a push-back against western dominance of "sport."

: "Women Score at Aboriginal Games"; This article contains an excerpt from an interview with Team Saskatchewan wrestler Jana Pratt at the 2008 NAIG Games in Cowichan, B.C.

: 'Motivated me to make it to these games': Family a familiar theme at Indigenous Games; A short article about three Team Saskatchewan soccer players competing in the Toronto NAIG. The theme of family is discussed as a means for athlete's motivation in the face of hardships and barriers leading up to a big competition. Girls interviewed include Robyn Black, Paige Masuskapoe, Echo Desjarlais and Kiana Joseph., PDF version of article provided courtesy of CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/naig/indigenous-games-team-saskatchewan-female-soccer-1.4213283

: 'Native to native ... we'll recapture our spirits; The article puts forth the argument that large events such as the NAIG Games invert the colonial use of sports as an assimilative practice and also signal "the beginning of aboriginal self-determination in matters of culture". It also gives a somewhat detailed overview of the events leading up to the first few NAIG events.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: "Memories from 1990"; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: "North American Indigenous Games Activities To Date"; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: "Saskatchewan Teams!"; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: "What In, What's Out in the Native World"; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: Coaches and Staff; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: Greetings to Team Saskatchewan; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: Team Saskatchewan Archery and Badminton Coaches/Contestants; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: Team Saskatchewan Baseball Coaches/Contestants; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

: 1993 North American Indigenous Games Guidebook: Team Saskatchewan Basketball Coaches/Contestants; This picture was taken from Team Saskatchewan's official guidebook for the 1993 North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.