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Métis athletes representing the NWT at 2023 Arctic Winter Games

Photo Credits: Hockey NWT Facebook (facebook.com/hockeynwt)

The Arctic Winter Games are an international multi-sport event that takes place every two years in the Canadian Arctic and northern United States. The games involve athletes from the circumpolar north, including Alaska, Northern Alberta, Yukon, Nunavut, Nunavik, Northwest Territories, Greenland, Finland, and Norway. The games are feature a variety of indoor and outdoor sports, such as alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice hockey, snowboarding, badminton, and ice skating. The Arctic Winter Games are an important cultural event for the indigenous peoples of the circumpolar north and provide an opportunity for them to celebrate their culture and heritage through sport.

Some of our own young Métis men and women will be representing the Northwest Territories at the Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games. The Northwest Territory Métis Nation is filled with admiration for their dedication, hard work, and determination to succeed. We know that they have overcome many challenges to get to this point, and we will be proud of them for representing our people with grace and dignity. It will be a moment they will never forget, and we are grateful to have such amazing people representing our Territory at the games.

Below is a current list of Métis athletes that will be representing the Northwest Territories at the Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games.

  • U16 Hockey (Male)
    • Deacon Lantz
    • Louis King
    • Leland Daniels (alternate)
       
  • U20 Hockey (Male)
    • Kale Beck (Alternate)

  • U20 Hockey (Female)
    • Julia Heron
    • Chandelle Leonard
    • Rylie Beck

  • U16 Badminton (Male)
    • Easton Johns-Courtoreille

  • U16 Futsal (Female)
    • Rylee Robillard

  • Cross Country Ski Team
    • Malachi Morin

  • Dene Games
    • Ryan Tourangeau (Head Coach)

If you would like to submit additional names to be added to the list of Métis athletes that will be representing the NWT at the Arctic Winter Games, you can email webmaster@nwtmetis.ca, fill out the form below, or send us a message through Facebook messenger either on the bottom right of this page, or through the Facebook app. Feel free to also include pictures that you would like to be included in the gallery shown below. It is important to highlight the contributions and achievements of all of the athletes who will be representing the NWT Metis Nation at the games.

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