Manitoba Indigenous Sports Hall of Fame

CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS SPORTING EXCELLENCE

As an organization dedicated to the promotion of Indigenous sport and recreation, the Manitoba Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Council's objective was simple. We wanted to respond to the Trust and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's 87th Call to Action in a very public way. We wanted to showcase Indigenous talent and skill in a way that pays tribute to the resiliency, dedication and consistency of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

The MASRC's goal is to demonstrate how widely recognizable Indigenous success truly is. Projects determined to encompass Indigenous sports history are more than the simple recognition of Indigenous athletic success. It is about using sport to empower Manitoba's Indigenous communities. It is about valuing Indigenous Peoples as contributing members of our society and raising leaders from within those communities to further promote wellbeing. However, in order for this to happen, they must see there are attainable and purposeful opportunities for them to lead healthy and active lives. Seeing these opportunities comes from positive exposure to local role models, which begins with this Indigenous Sports Hall of Fame and Museum to make such individuals known.