b'HONOURING TONY COTEH O N O U R I N G A G R E AT L E A D E RTONY COTELeading through sports By Trevor GreyeyesTONY COTE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARKFlying Dust First Nation for the 2019 on the people of Saskatchewan withTony Cote Summer Games. his tireless efforts to promote First Nations achievement through sports. He was a strong advocate for sports to develop the minds and gifts of Antoine Cote, better known as Tony,young people, especially the youth, was born in Cote First Nation insaid Chief George Cote of Cote First 1935. Many people in SaskatchewanNation. His vision was to showcase believe that he was responsible forthe talents of these First Nations youth. providing a platform for thousandsThus, he and his council planned of First Nations athletes participatingthe first ever Saskatchewan Indian in various sports programs in theSummer Games held on Cote.province. Over the last few decades, the increase of First Nations youthIn 1974, the Saskatchewan Indian involvement in sport, culture andSummer Games were created, and recreational activities can be directlyCote never missed them. With attributed to Cote, who left this worlda budget of only $100,000, Cote a better place up until his passing onmodelled the Summer Games after July 31, 2019 at the age of 84.theOlympics.The Saskatchewan First NationsThis led to other First Nations to Winter and Summer Games, whichhost them, and, eventually, the Winter he helped create while he was Chief ofGames evolved. Hockey is a big part of his community, were both renamed toour communities, so Chief Tony Cote reflect Cotes many years of dedicationand council and volunteers formed a to First Nations youth and sports incommittee and created the first ever the province of Saskatchewan. Justall First Nation Junior B hockey team weeks before his passing, Cote visitedin Saskatchewan, said ChiefCote. 30OUR PRIORITY Issue 12020'