March 25th, 2024
The Manitoba Indigenous Summer Games will return in 2025 following a 14-year hiatus.
The Manitoba Aboriginal Sports & Recreation Council (MASRC), which is the governing body of Indigenous athletics and recreation in the province, announced details for next year’s Games at a news conference on March 18.
Just two First Nations had applied to host the Games, Norway House Cree Nation and Sagkeeng First Nation. But instead of awarding the Games to one First Nation, MASRC officials opted to have the two applicants co-host the multi-sport competition.
“There’s a bit of distance between the north and the south (parts of the province),” said Gabrielle Wishart, the MASRC’s communications coordinator. “And we thought it would make sense to split it up.”