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Indigenous People in Sport

Colorado Avalanche

Stanley Cup-winning winger Simon dead at 52; family cites CTE as cause

Stanley Cup-winning winger Chris Simon has died at the age of 52, the NHL Players' Association confirmed on Tuesday. A native of Wawa, Ont., Simon spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League and was a member of the Colorado Avalanche’s 1996 championship team.

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Curling

Introducing the sport of curling to First Nations communities across Alberta

Together, Egg Farmers Rocks and Rings presented by Curling Canada, and the First Nations Health Consortium want to introduce Indigenous communities across Alberta to the sport of curling. TSN's Bob Weeks spoke to members of the Siksika First Nations community about how the program has impacted them.

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Olympics

Lacrosse

781: A Story of Sports and Survival in Canadian Residential School

781: A Story of Sports and Survival in Canadian Residential School

A five-part series on the traumatic effects of the residential school system, aiming for a deeper understanding of Truth, Reconciliation and Calls to Action.

Part One: Life at Residential School

A five-part series on the traumatic effects of the residential school system, aiming for a deeper understanding of Truth, Reconciliation and Calls to Action.

Part 2: Life Beyond Residential School

Eugene Arcand focuses on his dysfunctional life as a young adult and athlete and getting to a better place.

Part 3: Life with Hockey

Eugene Arcand shares his stories of his hockey heroes.

Part 4: Life with Truth, Reconciliation and Calls to Action

Eugene Arcand gets into the hard realities of Truth, Reconciliation and Calls to Action and trying to combat the hereditary dysfunction passed down from generation to generation among Indigenous people.

NFL

For Native American activists, the Kansas City Chiefs have it all wrong

As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Sunday's big game, so does LeValdo. She and dozens of other Indigenous activists are in Las Vegas to protest and demand the team change its name and ditch its logo and rituals they say are offensive.

Lacrosse

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Other Sports

Washington Capitals

Lacrosse

Minnesota Wild

Lacrosse

Lacrosse

CEBL

Bandits, FortisBC, I∙SPARC to build and upgrade courts across British Columbia

FortisBC Energy Inc. is working with the Vancouver Bandits and the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council to build outdoor basketball courts that will serve as new recreational hubs for local youth in four Indigenous communities across the province.

Lacrosse

Lacrosse at the Olympics gives Native Americans a chance to see their sport shine

Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played on fields that could sometimes stretch for miles across the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the sport will be on the Olympic schedule in Los Angeles in 2028.

Lacrosse

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CHL

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Other Sports

Indigenous police officer hopes to inspire with trilingual 'O Canada' at Jays game

Sgt. Chantal Larocque hopes that singing "O Canada" in English, French and Algonquin at Rogers Centre before a Toronto Blue Jays game will open everyone's eyes to the possibilities of creating a more inclusive game experience.

Montreal Alouettes

Alouettes team up with Kahnawake youth as team marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Some members of the Montreal Alouettes were in Kahnawake to play with children in the community as part of the team's program to raise awareness and to support the community.

Joe Lofaro, CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter

Edmonton Elks

Elks unveil Indigenous logo created by artist Conrad Plews

The Edmonton Elks are the latest CFL team to add an Indigenous logo, as the team unveiled a new look.

MLB

Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games

Baseball is known as America's game, but there were signs Friday on a misty Halifax field that First Nations and Métis athletes from Canada are increasingly adopting it as their own.

Other Sports

Other Sports

NHL

The Shift

Ottawa Senators

Truth and Reconciliation

What National Day for Truth and Reconciliation means to us

On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation we honour lost children and survivors of residential schools. These Indigenous athletes share what the day means to them.

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The impact of residential schools

Indigenous athletes have felt the effects from a first to third generation experience. Hear their truth on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

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The impact of sport

On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous athletes share both good and bad experiences in sport.

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A Moment of Reflection

In support of our Indigenous communities across the country, TSN would like to take this time to reflect and recognize and honour the victims of residential schools and the trauma and grief that has been felt across this country, especially within Canada’s Indigenous population.

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Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights

Other Sports

Junior All Native Tournament in Nanaimo, B.C., is about more than basketball

More than 1,200 youth basketball players sang and danced their way into Frank Crane Arena on Sunday night for the opening ceremony of the Junior All Native Tournament.

NLL

Thompson brothers making their mark on pro lacrosse fields

When the Thompson brothers take the lacrosse field, you can always expect something special to happen.

Jackson Wang

Lacrosse

NLL standouts dominate Haudenosaunee Nationals worlds roster

Nineteen NLL players are among the 23 selected to the Haudenosaunee Nationals roster for the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego this June, as announced today by the Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Organization.

Curling

Einarson on being an Indigenous role model, how curling can become more inclusive

Three-time reigning national champion Kerri Einarson joins Bob Weeks to discuss the pride she takes in being a role model for Indigenous athletes and what the sport can do to be more inclusive to everyone.

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Curling

Indigenous students take on curling with the help of Rocks and Rings program

The Rocks and Rings program has introduced the sport of curling to over two million kids and recently a group of students from an Indigenous school in Toronto were given an opportunity to hit the ice. TSN's Claire Hanna reports.

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Other Sports

2023 Women's U18 Tackle National Championship to feature first Indigenous team

The second edition of the Women’s U18 Tackle National Championship will feature seven provincial teams and the National Indigenous Team in Ottawa, ON, from July 23 to 29.

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Curling

Scotties veteran Galusha says it’s going to be hard to quit after recent string of success

Kerry Galusha picked up a close 6-4 win over New Brunswick’s Team Andre Kelly Saturday afternoon at Sandman Centre in what was the 45-year-old’s 150th career game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Ryan Horne

NBA

Seattle Kraken

Other Sports

Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87

Billy Two Rivers, a celebrated Mohawk professional wrestler who became a prominent politician and Indigenous rights advocate, has died at 87.

NFL

Lacrosse

PHF

PHF Grows Its Indigenous Ties

While lacrosse is known as “The Creators Game” and has the deepest ties to the Indigenous community across North America, hockey is certainly a close second in terms of affinity to Native communities, and we are continuing to see those bonds strengthen and grow, especially as women’s hockey becomes much more of a force with the expansion of efforts like the PHF, the only professional women’s hockey league in North America.

Lacrosse

Rush continue to honour Indigenous tradition with new ceremony this season

Lacrosse and Indigenous peoples. A blanket ceremony and land acknowledgement. Respect and reconciliation. These star-crossed connections can be found at every Saskatchewan Rush home game this season.

Greig Bethel

Lacrosse

Desert Dogs building bridges to Native American community

While NLL commemorates the second annual “Every Child Matters,” the league and its member franchises have made the history lessons and community outreach aspects of this all-important initiative a year-round undertaking.

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NHL

Other Sports

NHL

Former NHLer Hodgson honoured by release of Indigenous hockey card set

It’s been a long time coming, but the recognition is more than welcomed by Danny Hodgson. The 57-year-old is one of eight former Indigenous NHL players who are a part of the Upper Deck First Peoples Rookie Cards set, released Jan. 13.

Vancouver Canucks

Lacrosse

NHL

Hall of Famer Trottier reminisces on his illustrious life in new memoir

Timely words of advice from his father decades ago still resonate with National Hockey League icon Bryan Trottier to this day and helped inspire the title of his new book. Born and raised on a ranch in Val Marie, Sask., the 66-year-old is half Indigenous and half Irish and would go on to have one of the most illustrious careers in NHL history.

Brianne Spiker

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada

Roque on Team USA: ‘We're ready to get back on top’

The 2021-22 season was not a banner year for the United States women’s national hockey team. At the 2021 women’s worlds in Calgary, Team USA’s run of five straight gold medals came to an end after Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin sniped home the overtime winner.

Brianne Spiker

Other Sports

Olympics

Olympics

2030 Olympic Games in B.C. offers chance for reconciliation: bid leaders

The opportunity for the 2030 Olympics to be hosted in British Columbia offers a chance for reconciliation, Indigenous leaders said as the organizing group behind the bid released its estimate of staging the event.

BC Lions

Lions reach out to Indigenous communities to launch Youth Football Program

This past spring, the BC Lions launched an Indigenous Youth Flag Football program. Players visited four reserves in Vancouver, Surrey and Abbotsford to teach Indigenous youth not just the game, but life skills as well. The partnership with the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council saw Lions Nathan Rourke and Bo Lokombo take part as two of the coaches.

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Olympics

Indigenous-led bid for 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Whistler moving ahead

An Indigenous-led partnership is moving ahead with plans to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler. The proposal would also see skiing and snowboarding events held at Sun Peaks near Kamloops, B.C.

Montreal Canadiens

Habs G Price wins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has won the 2021-22 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

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Hockey Canada

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Carolina Hurricanes

Curling

Galusha, Einarson exploring Indigenous roots as they play in Scotties

For years Kerry Galusha didn't want to talk about her Indigenous roots. Now, though, the skip of the Northwest Territories rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., has found her voice.

Olympics

Liam Gill to replace Derek Livingston on Canadian snowboard team

Canada's Derek Livingston will not compete in men's snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics after sustaining a lower-body injury during a recent training run. He will be replaced by Calgary's Liam Gill in the event. Gill, a member of the Liidlii Kue First Nation, is the only Indigenous athlete on the Canadian snowboard team.

Olympics

Indigenous-led bid to bring 2030 Games to B.C. takes next step

An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Skiing

Canadian skier Gray honours First Nations with helmet designed by Shuswap artist

Alpine skier Cassidy Gray and Shuswap artist Trinda Cote have collaborated to elevate the struggles of Canada's First Nations peoples to the world stage.

Chicago Blackhawks

Olympics

Curling

Curling Canada reveals Indigenous inspired uniforms for Olympics

Curling Canada has revealed the jerseys Canadian curlers will be wearing when they compete at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Hockey Canada

Maritime League launches new jerseys to honour Indigenous communities

Starting Wednesday, players in the Maritime Junior Hockey League will be donning specially designed jerseys to celebrate Indigenous groups in the country as a part of the organization’s Week of Reconciliation.

NHL

Women, young people more supportive of land acknowledgments by NHL teams: survey

Women, English speakers and young people are more likely to support land acknowledgments by hockey teams, according to a new survey commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies.

Montreal Canadiens

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake 'repulsed' by politicization of Habs' land acknowledgment

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is blasting the Quebec government for questioning a land acknowledgment by the Montreal Canadiens that refers to the unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation.

Montreal Canadiens

Quebec Indigenous affairs minister: land acknowledgment by Habs may be a mistake

Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière says a Montreal Canadiens' land acknowledgment that refers to unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation may be a mistake.

Other Sports

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sept. 30 marks Canada's first national day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and survivors of the residential school system as well as their communities and families.

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NFL

CFL

Football Canada, artist Grant produce identity for football in Indigenous communities

Football Canada and Indigenous artist Kolten Khasalus Grant have collaborated to produce a national identity for football in Indigenous communities across the country.

Hockey Canada

Olympics

NHL

NHL

NHL

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

Nolan: Actions, not words, needed to combat racism in hockey

Ted Nolan has dealt with racism throughout his decades-long association with hockey. Despite some recent initiatives by the NHL to tout growing diversity within hockey, Nolan says not much has actually changed.

The Shift

Edmonton Oilers

CFL

CFL to remember children, families impacted by Canadian residential schools tragedy

The CFL will acknowledge the children and families victimized by Canada's residential schools system during the opening week of the '21 season.

The Shift

LeBron James to produce Indigenous basketball drama ‘Rez Ball’ with Netflix

In his latest film venture, LeBron James and his SpringHill Company will be producing a feature film titled Rez Ball focusing on a team of Indigenous high school basketball players.

Mike Jagassar

NHL

The life and legacy of Fred Sasakamoose

After overcoming Canada's abusive residential school system to become the first Indigenous player with treaty status in the NHL, Michael Farber takes a closer look at the challenging life and everlasting legacy of Fred Sasakamoose.

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NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs

MLB

Lacrosse

U Sports

CFL