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Tom Longboat Awards
The Tom Longboat Awards were established in 1951 to recognize Aboriginal athletes "for their outstanding contributions to sport in Canada" and continues "to honour Indigenous athletes across Canada" annually. As a program of the Aboriginal Sport Circle, the awards provide a forum for acknowledging top male and female athletes both at the regional and national levels. The Aboriginal Sport Circle offers each provincial and territorial Aboriginal sport body (P/T/TASB) the opportunity to select one male and one female Aboriginal athlete within their region. The regional recipients will be considered as nominees for the national award that is presented to the top male and female athletes at the annual induction ceremony hosted by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Each of the regional Tom Longboat Award recipients receives a Tom Longboat Award medallion. The two national Tom Longboat Award winners receive Tom Longboat Award rings, and have their names added to the Tom Longboat Award Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboriginal Sport Circle
The Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1995. It is designated as Canada's governing body and voice for Indigenous peoples in Canada, Aboriginal sport throughout the country. The ASC brings together the athletic interests of First Nations in Canada, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in Canada, Metis communities, to increase and promote physical health among indigenous populations. The ASC also gives out the national Tom Longboat Awards, Tom Longboat Award to the outstanding male and female Aboriginal athlete in Canada each year. History The ASC was initially established through a national consensus-building process to increase sport opportunities for Aboriginal communities. More recently, an interest in increasing access to sport and recreation within these populations has expanded to also include physical activity. The ASC acts as a representative of multiple individual sport bodies representing Canada’s Provinces and territorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Jamieson
Cody Jamieson (born July 17, 1987) is a Mohawk lacrosse player from the Turtle Clan at Grand River. He plays for the Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League, the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse, and the Six Nations Chiefs in Major Series Lacrosse. Jamieson is a former attackman for Syracuse University, where he obtained a degree in Communications. National Lacrosse League Jamieson was selected first overall by the Rochester Knighthawks in the 2010 NLL draft. He had 53 points in his rookie season and finished second to Curtis Dickson in the Rookie of the Year voting. Jamieson became the ''de facto'' offensive leader of the Knighthawks in his second season, leading the team with 36 goals and 85 points as the Knighthawks captured their third Champion's Cup. Jamieson, with four goals and four assists, was named Championship Game MVP. A year later, Jamieson won the scoring title with 108 points and 72 assists. He led the Knighthawks to their third straight Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Nolan
Brandon Nolan (born July 18, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who is a member of the Ojibway group of Indigenous Peoples from the Garden River First Nations in Northern Ontario. He last played for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He is the son of Sandra Nolan and former NHL player and NHL coach Ted Nolan who received the Jack Adams award in 1997. His brother Jordan Nolan also played hockey in the NHL. Playing career By the end of Nolan's three-year OHL career with the Oshawa Generals, he finished with 81 goals and 103 assists, eventually becoming the top scorer during his 3 years of playing. Nolan was called up from the Albany River Rats on December 21, 2007 due to Hurricanes forward Chad LaRose being placed on injured reserve. In his first NHL game versus Tampa Bay, Nolan earned his first NHL point with an assist on an Andrew Ladd goal in the first period. On December 28, he was reassigned to the River Rats. Since that time, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Hedican
Tara Hedican was a member of the Canadian National Wrestling Team from 1998 to 2008."Tara Hedican". LinkedIn. March 25, 2017. In 2001, she became the first Canadian woman to win a World Junior Wrestling Championship."Female Indigenous Firsts". dragonflycanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-26. Hedican was the recipient of the Tom Longboat Award in 2001. Hedican also won a Pan American championship (this is different from the Pan American games) in 2003. She was a dual-sport athlete at the University of Guelph where she competed in wrestling (2001–2004)"Guelph Gryphons Department of Athletics Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees". University of Guelph. and was inducted into the Guelph Gryphons Hall of Fame in 2016. Hedican completed her Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in History at the University of Guelph in 2016 and moved on to pursue a career in both teaching and coaching. Athletic career As a member of the University of Guelph Gryphons Wrestling Team, Hedican won four Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |