Aborignal Sports News Jan 29, 2010 Runners keep it Riel during Year of the Metis Nineteen staff members of Metis Nation British Columbia will be “Keeping it Riel” when they don their torchbearer outfits and run with the Olympic flame today in Quesnel. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 10:12 AM Jan 28, 2010 First Nations cyclist carries Olympic torch to set an example Sport has always been a major part of Elijah Buffalo's life, so when he got the chance to run with the Olympic torch, he leaped at it. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 2:47 PM Aboriginal sport expert guiding Olympic centre The International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) went to a former varsity athlete, three-time Western graduate and Aboriginal sport expert when selecting a new director. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 2:45 PM Jan 27, 2010 Raven's Song returns for Olympic journey; Canoe was carved from a 600-year-old cedar tree for the Commonwealth Games His dream was to carve a cedar canoe to join the tribal journey to Victoria's Commonwealth Games, but Bill Helin never expected his treasured Raven's Song would again be honoured at the 2010 Olympic Games. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 9:53 AM Jan 22, 2010 New studio puts an Aboriginal spin on fitness Drawing on experience from her upbringing on Alberta’s Goldfish Lake reserve, Beverley Sunday is challenging indigenous stereotypes and addressing a health epidemic with the opening of Ottawa’s first aboriginal fitness studio. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 10:22 AM Right to Play takes hockey north A sports organization known for its mission to build self-esteem in children from impoverished and war-torn nations is coming to a northern Ontario aboriginal community struggling with a teen suicide crisis. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 10:21 AM Jan 20, 2010 Day 81 a unique setting for torch relay The arrival of the Olympic torch at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Monday burned away the centuries between the ancient athletes of southern Alberta --the Buffalo Runners-- and today's Olympians. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 1:36 PM Jan 19, 2010 TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA will broadcast an NHL game in the language of Inuktitut For the first time ever, TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA (January 30, 2010) will broadcast an NHL game in the language of Inuktitut. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 9:52 AM Jan 14, 2010 Sasakamoose worth celebrating in NHL lore; League's first native player deserves attention While so many of these "special nights" Western Hockey League teams use tend to be self-serving and geared toward lifting attendance, the Kamloops Blazers used one to do something pretty special Wednesday night. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 9:08 AM Opportunity of a lifetime for torchbearers Employees spilled out of nearby office buildings here to watch Trona Wheaton carry the torch Tuesday morning in Prince Albert. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 9:06 AM Jan 13, 2010 Yukon First Nations Youth Contingent for Vancouver 2010 Olympics 8 First Nations Youth (19-29) from around the Yukon got chosen to be a part of the Yukon Contingent for Vancouver 2010. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 3:16 PM Jan 11, 2010 Torch bearer hopes to be an Olympian A competitive snowboarder with the First Nations Snowboard Team (FNST), Treanna Delorme, will carry the Olympic torch for one kilometre in Lillooet on Feb. 6. Read more>> Posted by Brett at 10:06 AM Newer Posts Older Posts Home Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) NAHO Blogs NAHO Media Releases www.naho.ca About Me NAHO News The National Aboriginal Health Organization is a knowledge based organization that excels in the advancement and promotion of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, families and communities. View my complete profile Subscribe to Aboriginal Sports News Posts Atom Posts All Comments Atom All Comments Blog Archive ▼ 2010 (33) ► April (1) ► March (8) ► February (12) ▼ January (12) Runners keep it Riel during Year of the Metis First Nations cyclist carries Olympic torch to set... Aboriginal sport expert guiding Olympic centre Raven's Song returns for Olympic journey; Canoe wa... New studio puts an Aboriginal spin on fitness Right to Play takes hockey north Day 81 a unique setting for torch relay TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA will broadcast an... Sasakamoose worth celebrating in NHL lore; League'... Opportunity of a lifetime for torchbearers Yukon First Nations Youth Contingent for Vancouver... Torch bearer hopes to be an Olympian ► 2009 (61) ► December (5) ► November (5) ► October (4) ► September (4) ► August (11) ► July (3) ► June (4) ► May (8) ► April (5) ► March (6) ► February (5) ► January (1) ► 2008 (34) ► December (1) ► November (1) ► October (3) ► September (5) ► August (21) ► July (3) Followers