Curve Lake First Nation Sends 10 Athletes to North American Indigenous Games In Halifax
/Curve Lake is sending ten young athletes to represent Team Ontario in the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Halifax, N.S. in five days of competition beginning Monday.
Photo courtesy of NAIG 2023.
Representing Curve Lake for Team Ontario are Louis Jacobs, Carter Jacobs, Rivor Taylor, Tristin Williams and Josh Knott who are all teammates for U19 Male Softball. Abagail Jacobs and Danika Jacobs are entered for U19 Female Soccer. McKenzie Taylor is the lone athlete for U16 Female Softball while Quinn Jacons and Grady Taylor are in U16 Male Softball.
The event started on Saturday and runs until July 24 with opening ceremonies that began on Sunday. There are 756 Indigenous Nations with over 5,000 athletes competing in 15 different events in this year’s games according to the official NAIG website.
The following is the schedule for Team Ontario with Curve Lake athletes:
U19 Male Softball
Monday, vs. Manitoba at 10:15 a.m.
Tuesday, vs. Nova Scotia at 8 a.m.
Tuesday, vs. Alberta at noon
Wednesday vs. Eastern Door and the North at 8:15 a.m.
Thursday vs. British Columbia at 1 p.m.
Thursday vs. Saskatchewan at 5 p.m.
U19 Female Soccer
Monday, vs. Nova Scotia at 8 a.m.
Tuesday, vs. Wisconsin at 8 a.m.
Wednesday vs. Saskatchewan at 8 a.m.
U16 Male Softball
Monday, vs. Saskatchewan at 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday, vs. Nova Scotia at 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday vs. Manitoba at 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday vs. British Columbia at 5 p.m.
U16 Female Softball
Monday, vs. Alberta at 7:30 a.m.
Monday, vs Nova Scotia at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, vs. Manitoba at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, vs. British Columbia at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, vs. Saskatchewan at 8:15 a.m.
Thursday, vs. Wisconsin at 12:30 p.m.
