Recruitment of Indigenous athletes with Olympic dreams has been added to a Canadian talent identification program for 2023.
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“I can’t speak for every Indigenous athlete, but I know growing up it didn’t feel like I belonged in a lot of places,” said Canadian bobsled team braker Eden Wilson, who is Metis from Alberta’s Region 3 and Black.Article content Brigette Lacquette, a scout for the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, was the first First Nations woman to play for a Canadian Olympic women’s hockey team in 2018.
The North American Indigenous Games are expected to draw 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from at least 756 Indigenous nations July 15-23. There is a funding component providing national sports organizations money to cover training and competition costs of recruited athletes.
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