
Aboriginal Sport Circle
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About
Founded in 1995, Aboriginal Sport Circle is a non-profit network based in Ottawa, Canada working on sport for development, health, community development.
The Aboriginal Sport Circle is a member-based, not-for-profit organisation and Canada's national voice for Aboriginal sport, physical activity and recreation. It brings together the interests of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and is a collective of provincial and territorial Aboriginal sport bodies that set national priorities. It supports the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal peoples and communities through sport, athlete and coaching development, and physical literacy programmes across Canada. It also holds the franchise for the North American Indigenous Games and annually hosts the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.
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Indigenous Community Coach Apprenticeship Program
Sport for development · Canada
Coach apprenticeship program for Indigenous communities.
Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program
Sport for development · Canada
Apprenticeship program developing Aboriginal coaches.
National Indigenous Coaching Awards
Sport for development · Canada
Awards recognising Indigenous coaches.
Tom Longboat Awards
Sport for development · Canada
Awards recognising Indigenous athletes for outstanding contributions to sport in Canada.
National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
Sport for development · Canada
Annual national hockey championships for Aboriginal teams.