(L-R) Kji Keptin Antle Denny, Neil Alderson, Ross Jefferson, Brendon Smithson, Jamie Ferguson, Mayor Mike Savage, Stacey Oxner-Jones, Tim Maloney, Beverly Jeddore, Andrew Russell, Chief Norman Bernard, Paul Forrest, Tex Marshall, Colin Bernard, Joyce Carter, Geordy Marshall. Nova Scotia NAIG presenting Group. Photo by Nova Scotia Communities, Culture and Events

Kjipuktuk (Halifax) has been chosen to host the 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), which will be the largest multi-sporting event to be held in Nova Scotia. This also marks the first time the games will be hosted in Atlantic Canada.

Premier Stephen McNeil extended congratulations, on behalf of all Nova Scotians, to the Mi’kmaq Sport Council of Nova Scotia on their winning bid.

“This is a very proud moment for the Mi’kmaq Sport Council, our M ...

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