First Nations youth take part in sacred lance run ahead of Tony Cote Summer Games – Windspeaker.com
August 9, 2024
Indigenous youth from across Saskatchewan will participate in this year’s Tony Cote Summer Games which begin on Aug. 10.
But 10 athletes from the James Smith Cree Nation are expected to be rather tired before the Games even begin.
That’s because they are participating in a 400-kilometre sacred tradition this week known as a lance run.
They began their running journey on Aug. 5 in Saskatoon and are continuing on to Lac La Ronge Indian Band, where the Games, which run until Aug. 16, will be held.
Since James Smith First Nation last hosted the Games in 2022, its community has the honour of naming runners to ‘clear a path’ to this year’s competition.
