CANADA GAMES at the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), earning a bronze medal in the U17 Division. As a dual-sport athlete, Sage also spent the last two seasons with the SIJHL’s Sioux Lookout Bombers Jr. A Hockey Club. His next goal is to enroll in the two-year Police and Justice Studies program at Thompson Rivers University and play with the Logan Lake Miners in the BCIHL. Sage received several U.S. college offers, but he declined them because none fit his ultimate future goal: becoming a police officer. KIAN POITRAS Kian Poitras, 19, is a proud member of Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation located in Treaty 4 territory. Kian is proud to have been raised with culture and tradi- tion, and is of Saulteaux, Nakoda and Lakota ancestry. In June 2025, Kian was selected to represent Team Saskatchewan with the U20 men’s fastball team at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in Newfoundland & Labrador. Kian was one of four Indigenous players to represent Saskatchewan and was scouted to play for Team Canada. In October 2025, Kian made his international debut with Team Canada at the 2025 Pan American Championships with the men’s U18 fastball team. Kian spent 18 hours trav- elling from Regina across North and South America and arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Team Canada. Team Canada prepared to play against North and South America’s strongest teams, which included Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala and Peru in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Team Canada defeated Valenzuela in the final and brought home bronze. Kian was one of two players selected from Saskatchewan and one of two Indigenous players to represent Team Canada. Kian earned the U18 titles as the #1 Overall RBI Leader and #2 Average Leader on his first interna- tional stage in South America. Kian has always been supported in sports by his mother, Tara Whitecap, and father, Joseph Poitras. He was raised in Regina’s North Central neigh- bourhood, where he completed his education, and spent summers on the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation. He played competitive hockey and baseball at elite levels in his youth. In 2025, his final year of minor baseball, he played AAA baseball and travelled throughout Saskatchewan and the U.S. Kian’s family has always rallied together to support his journey in sports, and he is fortunate to have support from his Nation, family, friends and sponsors. GUNNER SPARVIER Gunner Sparvier, 17, is a proud member of the Cowessess First Nation and an emerging Indigenous athlete whose dedication to softball has already taken him to some of the highest stages in Canadian amateur sport. A multi-sport athlete who also shines in music, Gunner has played in U.S. baseball showcase tournaments, competed with the PA Astros U17 team to win Saskatchewan 38 OUR PRIORITY Issue 1 2025/26
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