by Trina Roache Assistant Professor/Rogers Chair in Journalism University of King’s College

In July 2023, thousands of Indigenous athletes will journey to an area of Mi’kma’ki we now call Nova Scotia to compete in the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).

For the Mi’kmaq, it’s a chance to showcase a vibrant culture and language.

Student journalists in the Reporting in Mi’kma’ki course – a collaboration between University of King’s College and Nova Scotia Community College – headed to Eskasoni in the lead up to the NAIG 2023.

They discovered sports is about more than a game.

It brings families together on the ballfield.

Youth and Elders share laughs and teachings as they sling arrows at the archery range.

Sports has a way of turning out role models and L’nu’k deeply committed to helping others.