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Team Unbreakable: The transformative power of running for youth mental health

Mental health challenges among Canadian youth are a growing concern. It is estimated that up to 20% of children and youth in Canada, which is more than 1.2 million young individuals, are affected by a mental health disorder. Addressing the mental health needs of these children and youth lays a crucial foundation for their lifelong…

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Nature games: Traditional Indigenous games and environmental stewardship in Oceania 
March 25, 2024
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Tom Fabian, Gary Osmond and Murray G. Phillips
This project aimed to understand the development of environmental stewardship through gameplay in Indigenous societies. The South Pacific has many similarities to Canada in terms of Indigenous-settler relations, colonial histories and a resurgence in reconciliation efforts, and climate action. Indigenous...
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Indigenous

Settler colonial sport venues: An Edmonton/Amiskwaciy history
March 25, 2024
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Judy Davidson and Matt Ormandy
‘Settler Colonial Sport Venues’ explores the settler histories of sporting places, and the role settler athletic venues have played in colonization and carcerality. It aims to challenge the idea that building sports facilities is always positive, showing instead how these...
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Indigenous

50 years of Indigenous sport in Canada: An overview of 2 key advancements and challenges
November 27, 2023
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Janice Forsyth
‘Girls’ Pole Push Competition at the Dene Games Competitions’, Arctic Winter Games 2010, Grande Prairie Alberta, March 2010 (Photo: Michael Heine) Imagine what sport in Canada might look like had Indigenous peoples and their cultures not been colonized? Imagine how...
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Indigenous
Mental Health
Sport Participation

Blossom where you’re planted: Mental health considerations for Indigenous sport participants
January 24, 2022
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Veronica Allan, Sharon Anne Firth and Chantale Lussier
Highlights: The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation took place on September 30, 2021. This day honours the survivors of the residential school system, their families and their communities. Reflecting on truth and reconciliation in Canadian sport, this article...
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LGBTQI2S
Sport Participation

Inclusion Must Be Intentional
July 29, 2020
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Andrea Carey, INclusion INcorporated
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “inclusion” is the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure. True inclusion involves authentic and empowered participation and a true sense of belonging for all participants. However,...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Indigenous

2020 Arctic Winter Games: Cultural Program & Gala – A Circumpolar Approach
February 19, 2020
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the fourth blog of a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the previous blogs about the development of the Games, volunteer recruitment, and...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Indigenous

Reconciliation as a Social Legacy of the 2020 Arctic Winter Games
August 21, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the second blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the first blog, about the development of the Games. Watch for the next...
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Athlete Development
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Indigenous

2020 Arctic Winter Games: How Uneven Competition Led to Significant Change in Northern Sport Development
June 21, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the first blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Subsequent blogs will focus on the logistical challenges of hosting in a smaller centre,...
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Indigenous
Leadership

Thinking about Reconciliation on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 20, 2018
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Marcia Trudeau-Bomberry
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrated annually since 1996. It is intended as a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. National...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Indigenous
Knowledge Mobilization
Sport Participation

SPORT PARTICIPATION’S ROLE IN BULLYING PREVENTION FOR YOUNG ABORIGINAL WOMEN
February 22, 2017
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SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of a recent article reviewing a research study evaluating SPORT PARTICIPATION’S...
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