The Manitoba Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Council (MASRC) has announced that the North American Indigenous Games 2023 will be held in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia on the territory of the Mi'kmaq from July 15-23, 2023. Manitoba will be creating a total of six basketball teams at the 14U, 16U and 19U ages to represent the province at NAIG.
The North American Indigenous Games are an international sporting competition that occurs every 3 years in different locations across North America.
If you are selected for Team Manitoba, you will be given the chance to represent your community and Manitoba at an international level. Tryouts begin in the summer of 2022.
Stay tuned to our website and social media for any updates regarding NAIG 2023.
NAIG 2023 TRYOUT DATES & AGE CLASSES
To view sport-specific tryout information, including the tryout schedule, what to bring, and more, please click on the sport below!
Schedules will be updated the week leading up to the tryout. Locations for tryouts are linked to the right.
For sports that have multiple tryout locations (i.e. volleyball & basketball), athletes are required to only attend 1 (one).
SPORT | AGE GROUPS | DATE | LOCATION |
Athletics | 14U, 16U, 19U | July 16, 2022 | University of Manitoba, Winnipeg |
Archery | 16U, 19U | TBD | TBD |
Badminton | 16U, 19U | May 28 & 29 | Prairie Badminton, Winnipeg |
Baseball | 19U | May 14 & May 15, 2022 | University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg |
Basketball | 14U, 16U, 19U | June 25 & 26, 2022 | Norman Linklater Memorial Multiplex, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (Nelson House) |
July 9 & 10, 2022 | Sport Manitoba Courts (Winnipeg) | ||
Basketball FINAL (Invite Only) | July 17, 2022 | Sport Manitoba, Winnipeg | |
Beach Volleyball* | 19U, 16U | TBD | TBD |
Box Lacrosse** | 19U, 16U | TBD | TBD |
Canoe/Kayak | 14U, 16U, 19U | June 19, 2022 | Pike Lake, Opaskwayak Cree Nation |
Golf | 16U, 19U | TBD | TBD |
Soccer | 16U, 19U | July 19 & 20, 2022 (evenings) | University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg |
July 23, 2022 | Arbor Field, OCN | ||
Softball | 16U, 19U | May 14 & 15, 2022 | University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg |
Swimming | 14U, 16U, 19U | Swim Canada Results | N/A |
Volleyball | 16U, 19U | June 4 & 5, 2022 | Nelson House |
June 11 & 12, 2022 | Sport Manitoba, Winnipeg | ||
Volleyball FINAL (Invite Only) | June 18, 2022 | Sport Manitoba, Winnipeg | |
Wrestling | Born 2004-2008 | TBD | TBD |
This information has been updated as of March 29, 2022.
*Beach Volleyball - TBD if Team Manitoba will bring to NAIG
**Box Lacrosse - Male Team Only
IMPORTANT:
The above information is subject to change. Some dates have been updated.
*Registration for tryouts will be available by April 1st, 2022.
TRYOUT REGISTRATION
Tryout registrations are now open! Click on the link below to register today.
We are currently experiencing issues with the online payment option- if your online payment does not go through, please follow the prompts to check out without paying. We will collect all outstanding payments at tryouts.
AGE CLASS ELIGIBILITY
The eligibility for each age class are as follows:
19U- Born in the years 2004, 2005, 2006;
16U- Born in the years 2007, 2008;
14U- Born in the years 2009, 2010, 2011.
Some sports may not have all of these age classes available. Please see the chart above for more information.