North American Indigenous Games

: Red Man Laughing Podcast w/A Tribe Called Red; Ryan McMahon interviews A Tribe Called Red on the Red Man Laughing Podcast live at the North American Indigenous Games 2014 in Regina, Saskatchewan with surprise guest Adam Beach. Listen to the whole episode here: http://rmlpodcast.com/listen/atcr, Video footage provided courtesy of Youtube; available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BFZQJaWWsQ

: Sask. athletes take home more than 150 medals in North American Indigenous Games; A short article detailing some of the big medal counts that Team Sask had at the 2017 Games in Toronto. Athletes mentioned include Jaira Cross Child, Dylan Bauman, Kayden Clarke, and Ronnie Thomas., Original article converted to PDF.

: Saskatchewan Athletes Tops at 2008 North American Indigenous Games; A short news release detailing Team Saskatchewan's wins at the 2008 NAIG in Cowichan, BC. The presence and comments of multiple ministers on the NAIG is mentioned as well., Original article converted to PDF, can be found here: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2008/august/12/saskatchewan-athletes-tops-at-2008-north-american-indigenous-games#

: Saskatchewan Looks for Fourth Overall Title; Team Sask Chef de Mission for the 1997 NAIG Lorna Arcand speaks about how they plan on bringing home their fourth consecutive win in these Games. Lorna also speaks about how the Games aren't just for the competition and getting Team Sask to the top, but also that they are fighting against the epidemic of youth suicides in their communities. To get more youth to the Games every year and out of that mindset is the most important task to her and all of the organizers., Original article screen printed into .PNG file Archived copy found here: http://data2.archives.ca/e/e448/e011197660.pdf

: Saskatchewan finishes second in medal standings at NAIG; An article detailing the overall success of Team Saskatchewan and their second place win at the 2017 in Toronto, just one medal behind Team BC. Notable athletes mentioned include Dylan Bauman, Jaira Cross Child, Kayden Clarke, Slade Pruden, and Rainer Olson., Original article converted to PDF.

: Sayge Elderkin - Athlete for Team Sask Softball 2017; An interview with Sayge Elderkin on July 19th, 2017; Sayge is an athlete in the sport of softball for the North American Indigenous Games in Toronto., Video footage provided courtesy of Youtube; available at this link: https://youtu.be/UR1hhjp8C2Q

: Shingwauk's Vision; Pages 208-209; 270-277 from this book discuss sport and recreation at residential schools in Canada. The first section details how it was used to maintain white settler superiority by featuring only British/European forms of play ("quintessentially British institutions such as brass bands" (pg. 208), and cricket), while explicitly excluding traditionally Indigenous sports like lacrosse. The second section goes into detail about the types of gendered activities, for example girls would make dolls from scrap material or play board games while "Boys could play on the fire escape at Fort Frances or 'on the mountain' at Spanish if more elaborate entertainments were unavailable." (pg. 270) The cost of sporting equipment is discussed starting with makeshift products from home made scrap materials, like the pool table at "the Garnier School for boys in the late 1950s" to the "large school at Kamloops run by the Sisters of Saint Ann and the Oblates, which had an impressive outdoor swimming pool." (pg. 271) The sport of hockey is also brought up because the equipment was so expensive, but the sport so popular among young boys at the schools. Basketball is also brought up because it was less expensive, as well as track, both of which required mostly just uniforms and a ball. Funding issues were to follow this, with one Anglican lay supervisor having to "break the regulations and indulge in a form of bureaucratic fraud to secure hockey equipment for the boys and figure skates for the girls" (pg. 274). It is also made clear that Indian Affairs were often the ones who would put up barriers for their administrators to "provide their school's children with amenities" (pg. 275). The Lebret school is discussed on page 276 as well as Verne Bellegarde who was a well-known Indigenous hockey player. Other notable people mentioned include: Joe Keeper, Art Obey, Jim Thorpe, and Tom Longboat. Page 495 includes a note about an interview held with Verne Bellegarde in 1992 by Miller., Excerpts provided by: Miller, J.R.. Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000. Accessed September 18, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central.

: Spirit of the Game; In this short documentary, award-winning filmmaker Annie Frazier Henry follows an elite handful of Indigenous athletes from British Columbia for two years as they make their way to the 2002 North American Indigenous Games in Winnipeg. Over 6,000 young sportsmen and women from across Canada and the US compete in the games, and this film serves as a tribute to their hard work, dedication, and achievements., Access available through the National Film Board website at https://www.nfb.ca/film/spirit_of_the_game/ Access must be purchased through digital download or DVD format. Institutional or educational/home license available.

: Sport Canada's Policy on Aboriginal Peoples' Participation in Sport; Two sections from this policy, published in 2005, are relevant to the NAIG and Indigenous sport in general; the first starting in the first section titled "Context" with the subheading "1.4 Sport and Aboriginal Peoples" and continuing to the end of the section. This portion relates to the vitality of sport and recreational activities to the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada from pre-contact to modern times. The second section relates to the North American Indigenous Games themselves by briefly going over the history through various organizations like the Aboriginal Sport Circle and policy changes such as 'The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples' recommendations from their multi-volume report., Policy made available in PDF version courtesy of Government of Canada's online publication service: ISBN: 0-662-39425-9 Catalogue number: CH24-10/2005E-PDF

: Strive for Five; This video was meant as a promotional tape made by FSIN with an introduction from Perry Bellegarde about sports, culture, and recreation. The video is meant to spark interest for corporations to help fund Team Sask for the 2002 NAIG in Winnipeg, Manitoba. There is footage from past Games shown on a screen with the sponsors names being shown, as well as photos. The value of sport, culture, and recreation happening in an international event is made clear to any potential sponsors. Gerald Greyeyes is shown performing the theme song that he wrote for the Games., This video has been digitized from its original VHS format; footage provided Courtesy of Eugene Arcand.

: Suicide Among American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Canadian Aboriginal Youth: Advancing the Research Agenda; "Suicide among American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Canadian aboriginal youth is rising. Although overall rates of completed suicide among American Indians were stable from 1950 to 1980 in the United States, the rates decreased for older populations and increased 200%-300% among those 15-24 years of age. Historically, suicide has not been a sanctioned behavior and has been infrequent; in the last two to three decades, however, youth suicide rates have been on the rise in both the USA and Canada. In the former, the suicide rates among Indian youths are two to three times the national average; in Canada, aboriginal youths on reservations, compared to the general population, are five to six times more likely to die by suicide."..."Both female and male suicide rates are higher than rates for the general population in Canada; status Indian females in Canada are 7.5 times more likely to commit suicide than the general female population; status Indian adolescent males are five times more likly to commit suicide than the average adolescent Canadian male."..."It is estimated that the rates of suicide on Indian reservations are six to seven times higher than the Canadian national average."..."I found no studies that provided an in-depth understanding of cultural values related to Indian youth suicide."..."We found no evidence of controlled experimental studies aimed at measuring the impact of interventions in reducing suicide among Indian youth."

: Suicide Plagues Residential School (Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan); This article states that, "More than a dozen female students attending the Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School have attempted suicide over the past year - a statistic that has alarmed school and hospital administrators. One girl died and officials haven't been able to pin down what's causing the incidents in the Native-run school of almost 200 students".

: Suicide in the Northwest Territories: A Descriptive Review; This article notes that the suicide rates among Indigenous groups have been reported to be two to four times more frequent than the rest of the population. The 1992 rate of age-standardized suicide in NWT was estimated to be 23 per 100,000 compared to 13 per 100,000 for all of Canada. "From 1986 to 1996, the direct age-standardized rate for Nunavut was 67.4 per 100,000 persons, five times the national rate reported in 1992 (13 per 100,000). The age-standardized rate for the NWT as a whole was 36.7 per 100,000, almost three times the national rate."

: TSN Inside Sports; This is a longer video which focuses on the 1993 Games held in Prince Albert. It goes into depth on the various aspects of Indigeneity which can be elevated through sport and friendly competition. We are introduced to many people from the Games that year, including Eugene Arcand who helped to form the NAIG council following those Games, as well as some of the youth athletes who explain where they are from and why they feel pride competing for their home nations. We are also shown the various cultural showcases from various nations, mainly the West Coast nations and the Plains nations. Indigenous artists also are shown having the chance to stimulate their own economy with the influx of people in the city. It is said that there was much learning of the various Indigenous cultures that were in the city at that time, and many shots of the areas around Carlton and other schools in which competitions were held. Eugene speaks about the remarkable success of the Games and how we owe it to the youth to continue to improve on that, as has been seen in the years following those Games., Video has been digitized from its original VHS format; footage provided Courtesy of Eugene Arcand.

: Team EDN Racked Up the Medal Count at 2017 NAIG; A short report on the competitions that Team Eastern Door and the North excelled and won in. Those interviewed include U16 Assistant Soccer Coach and Manager Harry Angus-Rice, canoe/kayak paddler Karontatsi Rice, U16 lacrosse coach and supervisor Ryan Jacobs, volleyball player Taierahkwenhawi Montour, and ietsènhaienhs Rhonda Kirby., Video courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/BnvDDlYn_Xk

: Team Kahnawake - Canoe / Kayak Day 1-2; A short video covering the Team Kahnawake contingent of Team Eastern Door and the North in the Canoe/Kayak competition., Video footage provided courtesy of Youtube; available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pC7ojS3vRc

: Team Kahnawake - Canoe / Kayak Day 1-2; A short video covering the Team Kahnawake contingent of Team Eastern Door and the North in the Canoe/Kayak competition., Video footage provided courtesy of Youtube; available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pC7ojS3vRc

: Team Kahnawake U16 Soccer vs Team Saskatchewan; A short video highlighting a soccer match between Teams' Saskatchewan and the Team Kahnawake contingent of Team Eastern Door and the North, taken during the North American Indigenous Games., Video footage provided courtesy of Youtube; available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwTBoPeNzdc

: Team Kahnawake U16 Soccer vs Team Saskatchewan; A short video highlighting a soccer match between Teams' Saskatchewan and the Team Kahnawake contingent of Team Eastern Door and the North, taken during the North American Indigenous Games., Video footage provided courtesy of Youtube; available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwTBoPeNzdc

: Team Sask Chef de Mission revved for 2017 NAIG; An article about Mike Tanton, Chef de Mission for Team Saskatchewan, and his experience with NAIG from being a spectator, an athlete, and more. He speaks about his own history with the sport of basketball and how it helped him to be a better person and to help youth realize their potential. This interview was done in the time leading up to his experience as Chef de Mission at the 2017 Games in Toronto., Original article converted to PDF, can be found here: https://www.eaglefeathernews.com/sports/team-sask-chef-de-mission-revved-for-2017-naig