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The University of Winnipeg and Wesmen Athletics have announced details on a night celebrating the Indigenous people and culture that contribute to our campus and teams.
In conjunction with the U of W Aboriginal Students Council and Anishinabe Pride Basketball, the fourth annual Indigenous Night will take place Friday, Jan. 11 for the Wesmen basketball games against the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack.
A blessing will take place at 5 p.m. at the Duckworth Centre with the women's team tipping off at 6 p.m. and the men tipping at 8 p.m.
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Three members of the Wesmen basketball teams have served as role models in their indigenous communities:
- Robyn Boulanger, a sophomore guard on the women's team, has given back in a number of ways, including as a volunteer with the Pride club. She has been recognized as a Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council winner and has competed in the North American Indigenous Games.
- Josh Gandier, a John Taylor Collegiate graduate and representative of Peguis First Nation, has represented his province at the North American Indigenous Games and has been recognized with a variety of educational awards, including an aboriginal education award from the Business Council of Manitoba.
- Terence Ross, a sophomore guard on the men's team, returned to the game he loved in 2018-19 after previously playing for the U of W MCAC team. Ross has become a leader of youth in the Winnipeg indigenous community, while also helping form the Warriorz basketball club that competed at the Master's Indigenous Games in 2017.
Source: http://www.wesmen.ca