b'ACTIVE COMMUNITIESover management of the organizationSquire has seen the same evidence ofof resources. Were virtually funding in 2017 and rebranded it as Spirit North. strong personal development that otherourselves, Squire says. Our goal is to leaders of Indigenous sports programsget to the more remote communities, Today,SpiritNorthalsopromoteshave observed. On our boys team,and if we got the funding we need today, mountainbiking,cross-countryeven though it hasnt even been a yearthats where wed be tomorrow. Thats running and canoeing in more thanyet, some of the boys have seen so muchour first priority.50Indigenouscommunitiesfromgrowth, she says. Theyre going to Manitoba to B.C. The program reachesschool more, theyre doing better inKylieThompson,communications over 80,000 youth a year. Its work isschool, they have a much more positivecoordinator for Indigenous Sport & guided by three pillars: in addition tooutlook. Im so proud of their growth. Wellness Ontario (ISWO), echoes Squires the direct physical and mental healthfrustration at the lack of resources. On benefits, organizers evaluate the impactRESOURCE CHALLENGES a community level, there are a lot of on participants academic outcomes andBut Iroquois Roots Rugby faces thechallenges the Indigenous community overall community engagement. same hurdle that is common to sofaces when trying to provide sport and PDF/X-1a:2003many Indigenous sports programs: lackrecreation programs for their members, Scott recalls a letter from a school principal in Northern Alberta. She told us how our program changed the mental health of her students. She was seeing students who had been very challenged academically or sociallynow excelling. She tracked attendance numbers and academic outcomes, and she said the outcomes were improving and behaviour problems were decreasingand she linked it back to Spirit North.Sports programs can also be a form ofLove makingengagement with other communities, as happened in Leduc, Alberta last November, when youth from EdmontonsbusinessAhmadiyya Muslim community took part in a basketball tournament with youthconnectionsReady for newchallenges? from the Samson Cree Nation. The (Were hiring)experience gave both communities a better understanding of their similarities.TM (and connecting with future generations)Trademark owned by Theres a misunderstanding sometimes, VIA Rail Canada Inc. like to the outside world about First Nations, and thats also vice versa with the Muslim community, tournament organizerKlevlinCutknife,fromseptime 2100, rue Drummond, 3etage YOUR LOCALMaskwacis, told CBC News. Its goodproduction Montral (Qubec)H3G 1X1 19/07/19_13:37to get our youth out to show them that.Client : VIA Rail Canada N Septime1111162263-6 Format PAP : 100 % @ 300 dpiwere all people. Description : Annonce Magazine EXPERT ACCESS & INDUSTRIAL N Cossette1111162263-5 SOLUTIONS: 4,583 x 3,333TrimPublication : Aboriginal Business Report Cible: Business - A Safety : - - - : 0,25Connecting communities through sportConseillre Catherine G. livraison: 19 Juillet Bleed : : 0,125is the mandate of Iroquois Roots Rugby,Infographiste : Eric L. Parution: ? Visible : based in the Six Nations of the GrandNomchier : 62263-6_VIARail_FirstNation_Mag_Business-A_Aboriginal_Business_Report-En.inddRiver in Ontario. The program, headedCouleur C M J C Les sorties laser ne re tent pasdlement les couleurs telles quelles paratront by Melanie Squire and her daughterResources forsur le produitni. Cette preuve est utilisedesns de mise en page seulementMeaganWilson,auniversity-levelany project, rugby athlete, has run training camps for Ontario Indigenous youth for twoany scope andYour city is unique. Brand Energy Solutions is your local expert with years and has set up boys and girlsany budget the broadest range of solutions and under-18 teams. The reception hasthe greatest depth of expertise.been amazing, especially for a sport most of these kids have never even heardTo learn more, call780 490 0330 of before, Squire says. Every time weor visitBrandEnergySolutions.carun a camp, we stay so much later thanIf youre interested in joining the best we expected; the kids dont want toteam in the industry, please submit your stop playing.resume to hr.edmonton@beis.com.Aboriginal BUSINESS REPORT37Aboriginal-BES_2020.indd 1 12/2/2019 3:35:36 PM'