North American Indigenous Games 2023

The North American Indigenous Games 2023 will host competitions in 15 sports over seven days and within 21 venues across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth and Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia July 15th-23rd, 2023. The Games will bring together over 5000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756 Indigenous Nations across Turtle Island (Canada and USA) celebrating, sharing and reconnecting through sport and culture with the help of over 3000 volunteers. 

The Games are governed by the North American Indigenous Games Council, a council of representatives from 13 provinces and territories in Canada and 13 regions in the United States.

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NAIG promotes and encourages the cultural, spiritual and traditional values of the peoples it is representing. In their activities they promote and encourage holistic individual development that assures mental, physical, emotional and spiritual growth. 

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The YASC is the governing body in charge of sending Team Yukon athletes to the Games. 

For more information on NAIG 2023 visit: https://naig2023.com/