The 2017 North American Indigenous Games were held in

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, Canada July 16 to 23. The event featured 5,000 athletes aged 13 to 19 in 14 sports.

Bidding process

The 2017 North American Indigenous Games bidding process began on January 12, 2015 and Toronto submitted its bid on January 30, 2015. The bid to host the Games in Toronto, led by the Aboriginal Sport & Wellness Council of Ontario and the Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation, received unanimous support from the NAIG's International Governing Body. The Games was awarded to Toronto on June 26, 2015 after bids from other cities did not materialize.

Funding

The total budget for the Games was $11 million. Three levels of government provided funding to the 2017 North American Indigenous Games. Government of Canada provided $3.5 million through

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and Government of Ontario provided $3.5 million in matching funding. City of Toronto contributed $400,000 funding. Other major sponsors included

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, Rogers Communication and

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Broadcasting rights

CBC provided 100 hours of live and on-demand streaming for competitions and opening ceremony. Indigenous groups and academia called the absence of live TV coverage due to lack of funding as "unfortunate".

Venues

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- North York, Toronto (Opening ceremony) * Dan Lang Field -

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, Toronto (Baseball) * Gaylord Powless Arena -

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(Lacrosse) * Hamilton Angling & Hunting Association -

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(3-D Archery) * Harry Howell Arena - Waterdown, Ontario (Lacrosse) * HoopDome - North York, Toronto (Basketball) * Humber Athletics & Recreation Centre -

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, Toronto (Basketball, Volleyball) * Humber Valley Golf Course - Etobicoke, Toronto (Golf) *

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(Lacrosse) * Ron Joyce Stadium -

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(Soccer) * Tait McKenzie Centre - North York, Toronto (Basketball, Volleyball) * Toronto International Trap & Skeet Club -

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(Rifle shooting) *

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- Scarborough, Toronto (Badminton, Swimming) * Toronto Track & Field Centre - North York, Toronto (Wrestling) * Turner Park -

(Softball) *

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Valley - Scarborough, Toronto (Cross Country) * Welland International Flatwater Centre -

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(Canoe/Kayak) *

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- North York, Toronto (Athletics) *

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- North York, Toronto (Closing ceremony)

Sports

* 3D Archery *

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Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

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/ Kayak *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...

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* Soccer *

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

Calendar

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Participating regions

* (319) * (447) * (29) * (100) * (9) * (313) * (83) * (445) * (43) * (72) * (96) * (93) * (187) * (242) * (192) * (77) * (441) * (27) * (432) * (131) * (288) * (195)

Medal table

Medal summary

References

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External links

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