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Aboriginal Sport Gallery
2010 Legacies Now and its partners have created a new Aboriginal Sport Gallery at the BC Sports Hall of Fame to honour the unique contributions Aboriginal people have made to BC’s sport heritage.
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery is a permanent tribute to the unique contributions Aboriginal peoples have made to the sport heritage of British Columbia. Located at the BC Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver, the gallery celebrates athletic achievement, showcases sport artifacts, and honours the history of Aboriginal sport in BC.
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery opens in June 2008. Stay tuned for photos.
Aboriginal Sport Gallery travelling exhibit
- The Aboriginal Sport Gallery partners join Hon. Stan Hagen, former Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts, as he cuts the ceremonial ribbon to mark the opening of the Aboriginal Sport Gallery. From left: John Furlong, VANOC; Grand Chief Edward John, First Nations Summit; Sue Griffin, BC Sports Hall of Fame; Minister Hagen; Chief Larry Grant, Musqueam Nation; Bruce Dewar, 2010 Legacies Now; and Tewanee Joseph, Four Host First Nations.
A mobile version of the Aboriginal Sport Gallery is on a 13-week celebratory countdown to the Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games. Supported by BC150 Years, the travelling exhibit is joining the Cowichan 2008 Spirit Pole tour as it visits 50 communities throughout BC, completing its journey in Cowichan Bay in time for the official opening of Games.
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery exhibit features interactive activities and information panels honouring Aboriginal sport through the years.
The schedule of the tour is as follows (subject to change):
May
| May 1 | Lake Cowichan |
| May 2 | Duncan |
| May 3 | Cowichan Bay |
| May 4 | Ladysmith |
| May 4 | Port Alberni |
| May 5 | Comox |
| May 6 | Powell River |
| May 7 | Sechelt |
| May 10 | Vancouver - Granville Island |
| May 11 | Vancouver - Stanley Park |
| May 12 | Whistler |
| May 13 | Squamish |
| May 16 | Chilliwack/Abbotsford |
| May 18 | Sooke |
| May 19 | Victoria |
| May 23 | Hope |
| May 24 | Merritt |
| May 25 | Kelowna |
| May 26 | Vernon |
| May 29 | Salmon Arm |
| May 30-31 | Kamloops |
June
| June 1 | Golden |
| June 2 | Cranbrook |
| June 5 | Nelson |
| June 6 | Castlegar |
| June 7 | Osoyoos |
| June 10 | Penticton |
| June 11 | Lytton |
| June 12 | Lillooet |
| June 13 | Williams Lake |
| June 14 | Quesnel |
| June 17 | Fort St. John |
| June 21 | Fort Nelson |
| June 23 | Dawson Creek |
| June 27 | Mackenzie |
| June 29 | Fort St. James |
July
| July 1 | Prince George |
| July 3 | Burns Lake |
| July 4 | Houston |
| July 5 | Smithers |
| July 6 | Kitimat |
| July 7 | Terrace |
| July 8 | Prince Rupert |
| July 11 | Port Hardy |
| July 21 | Campbell River |
| July 23 | Courtenay/Comox |
| July 25 | Nanoose Bay |
| July 26 | Nanaimo |
| July 27 | Chemainus |
| July 28 | Cowichan Bay |
August
| August 4 – 10 | Cowichan 2008 |
Share your stories
Send us your stories of Aboriginal sport heroes and sport traditions by completing the Aboriginal Gallery Questionnaire and sending it to nwalser(at)2010LegaciesNow.com (or fax to 778-327-5199).
The Aboriginal Gallery was created in partnership with 2010 Legacies Now, Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Association of BC, BC Sports Hall of Fame, Four Host First Nations, Province of BC, and Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
