The Manitoba Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Council (MASRC) has announced that the North American Indigenous Games 2023 will be held in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia on the territory of the Mi'kmaq from July 15-23, 2023.  Manitoba will be creating a total of six basketball teams at the 14U, 16U and 19U ages to represent the province at NAIG.  

The North American Indigenous Games are an international sporting competition that occurs every 3 years in different locations across North America.

If you are selected for Team Manitoba, you will be given the chance to represent your community and Manitoba at an international level. Tryouts begin in the summer of 2022.

Stay tuned to our website and social media for any updates regarding NAIG 2023.


NAIG 2023 TRYOUT DATES & AGE CLASSES

To view sport-specific tryout information, including the tryout schedule, what to bring, and more, please click on the sport below!

Schedules will be updated the week leading up to the tryout. Locations for tryouts are linked to the right.

For sports that have multiple tryout locations (i.e. volleyball & basketball), athletes are required to only attend 1 (one).

SPORT

AGE GROUPS

DATE

LOCATION

Athletics

14U, 16U, 19U

July 16, 2022

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

Archery

16U, 19U

TBD

TBD

Badminton

16U, 19U

May 28 & 29

Prairie Badminton, Winnipeg

Baseball

19U

May 14 & May 15, 2022

University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg

Basketball

14U, 16U, 19U

June 25 & 26, 2022

Norman Linklater Memorial Multiplex, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (Nelson House)

July 9 & 10, 2022

Sport Manitoba Courts (Winnipeg)

Basketball FINAL (Invite Only)

July 17, 2022

Sport Manitoba, Winnipeg

Beach Volleyball*

19U, 16U

TBD

TBD

Box Lacrosse**

19U, 16U

TBD

TBD

Canoe/Kayak

14U, 16U, 19U

June 19, 2022

Pike Lake, Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Golf

16U, 19U

TBD

TBD

Soccer

16U, 19U

July 19 & 20, 2022 (evenings)

University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg

July 23, 2022

Arbor Field, OCN

Softball

16U, 19U

May 14 & 15, 2022

University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg

Swimming

14U, 16U, 19U

Swim Canada Results

N/A

Volleyball

16U, 19U

June 4 & 5, 2022

Nelson House

June 11 & 12, 2022

Sport Manitoba, Winnipeg

Volleyball FINAL (Invite Only)

June 18, 2022

Sport Manitoba, Winnipeg

Wrestling

Born 2004-2008

TBD

TBD

This information has been updated as of March 29, 2022.

*Beach Volleyball - TBD if Team Manitoba will bring to NAIG

**Box Lacrosse - Male Team Only

IMPORTANT:

The above information is subject to change. Some dates have been updated.

*Registration for tryouts will be available by April 1st, 2022.


TRYOUT REGISTRATION

Tryout registrations are now open! Click on the link below to register today.

NAIG 2023 Registration Form

We are currently experiencing issues with the online payment option- if your online payment does not go through, please follow the prompts to check out without paying. We will collect all outstanding payments at tryouts.


AGE CLASS ELIGIBILITY

The eligibility for each age class are as follows:

19U- Born in the years 2004, 2005, 2006;

16U- Born in the years 2007, 2008;

14U- Born in the years 2009, 2010, 2011.

Some sports may not have all of these age classes available. Please see the chart above for more information.


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NAIG 2023 Frequently Asked Question's (FAQ's)


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