The Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council (MASRC) has announced the six basketball rosters at the 19U, 16U and 14U ages that will represent the province at this summer’s North American Indigenous Games. NAIG 2023 will be held in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia, on the territory of the Mi'kmaq from July 15-23, 2023.
The North American Indigenous Games are an international sporting competition that occurs every 3 years in different locations across North America.
| 2023 NAIG – Team Manitoba 14U Female Basketball Final Roster | ||
| FULL NAME | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Aliyah Amin | Grand Marais | Poplar River First Nation |
| Arianna Ferreira | Winnipeg | Norway House Cree Nation |
| Brooke Blacksmith | Norway House Cree Nation | Norway House Cree Nation |
| Cali Buller | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Chelsea Cameron | Winnipeg | Sagkeeng First Nation |
| Edie McKay | ||
| Lexie Blacksmith | Norway House Cree Nation | Norway House Cree Nation |
| Misty Anderson | Southeast | Wikwemikong First Nation |
| Puya Amin | Grand Marais | Poplar River First Nation |
| Shyla Gray-Traimany | Winnipeg | Lac Seul, ON |
| Sienna Hunter | Portage la Prairie | Ebb and Flow First Nation |
| Joely Ault | Thompson | Misipawistik First Nation |
| COACH/SPORT MANAGER | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Preslee Munro | Duck Bay | Metis – Winnipeg Region |
| Tania Wallack | Winnipeg | Metis – Southwest Region |
| 2023 NAIG – Team Manitoba 14U Male Basketball Final Roster | ||
| FULL NAME | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Adlore Richard | ||
| Carter Clemons | Opaskwayak Cree Nation/The Pas | Opaskwayak Cree Nation |
| Cohen Saunders | Winnipeg | Norway House Cree Nation |
| Devin Parris | Winnipeg | Swan Lake First Nation |
| Dylan Duhamel | Winnipeg | Metis – Winnipeg Region |
| Heath Everett | Berens River First Nation | Berens River First Nation |
| Jacob White | Winnipeg | Black River First Nation |
| Jayden Thompson | Camperville | Metis - Northwest Region |
| Jayden Henderson Johannson | Traverse Bay First Nation | Non-Status |
| Noah Kuzyk | St. Laurent | Metis - Interlake Region |
| Shaquille Anderson | South Indian Lake First Nation | O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation |
| Keith Mason Jr | Winnipeg | Fisher RIver Cree Nation |
| COACH/SPORT MANAGER | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Donovan Martin | Winnipeg | N/A |
| Rich Shead | Winnipeg | Peguis First Nation |
| 2023 NAIG – Team Manitoba 16U Female Basketball Final Roster | ||
| FULL NAME | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Elayah Pete | Winnipeg | Navajo Nation |
| Eliza Mckay | Rolling River First Nation/Roseau River Anishinaabe Nation | Rolling River First Nation |
| Emma Elliott | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Hanna Buller | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Haylee Welwood | Southport | Sapotaweyak Cree Nation |
| Jersey Nabess | Thompson | Pimicikamak Cree Nation |
| Jordyn Hastings | Winnipeg | Norway House Cree Nation |
| Loewen Hunter | Portage la Prairie | Ebb and Flow First Nation |
| Sadie Frost | Thompson | Metis - Thompson Region |
| Sami-Jo Saunders | Winnipeg | Norway House Cree Nation |
| Hailey Giesbrecht | ||
| Charity Trout | Thompson | Cross Lake |
| COACH/SPORT MANAGER | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Chris Isaacs | St. Vital, Winnipeg | N/A |
| Amanda Hallson | Winnipeg | Metis |
| 2023 NAIG – Team Manitoba 16U Male Basketball Final Roster | ||
| FULL NAME | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Aidan Lambert Park | St. Laurent | Metis - Interlake Region |
| Aiden Walker | Winnipeg | Lake St. Martin First Nation |
| Angelo Daniels | Winnipeg | Long Plain First Nation |
| Bruno Van Bewer | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Cole Arrow | Winnipeg | Chemawawin Cree Nation |
| Daylin Monias | Thomspon | Metis - Thompson Region |
| Haynen Bighetty | Pukatawagan First Nation | Mathias Colomb Cree Nation |
| Isaac Catcheway | Thompson | Dauphin River First Nation |
| Jason Mallett | Winnipeh | Pimicikamak Cree Nation |
| Kolbie Wilson | Winnipeg | Peguis First Nation |
| Dreyden Ross | Thompson | Pimicikamak Cree Nation |
| Shawn Thompson | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| COACH/SPORT MANAGER | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Josh Gandier | Winnipeg | Peguis First Nation |
| Jack Jamieson | Headingly | Hollow Water First Nation |
| 2023 NAIG – Team Manitoba 19U Female Basketball Final Roster | ||
| FULL NAME | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Abigail Sweeny | Winnipeg | Pimicikamak Cree Nation |
| Alexis Kemp | ||
| Carmen Buck | Moose Lake Cree Nation | Mosakahiken Cree Nation |
| Crystal Garson | Tataskweyak Cree Nation | Tataskweyak Cree Nation |
| Faith LaRocque | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Grace Mckay | Winnipeg | Rolling River First Nation |
| Hope LaRocque | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Jayna Maytwayashing | Lake Manitoba First Nation | Lake Manitoba First Nations |
| Keara Howden | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Lauryn Wilson | Norway House Cree Nation | Norway House Cree Nation |
| Madeline Amyotte | Dauphin | Sioux Valley Dakota Nation |
| Rylee Ault | Grand Rapids | Misipawistik Cree Nation |
| COACH/SPORT MANAGER | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Danielle Daniels | Opaskwayak Cree Nation | Long Plain First Nation |
| Kaelei Knutson | ||
| 2023 NAIG – Team Manitoba 19U Male Basketball Final Roster | ||
| FULL NAME | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Albert Fontaine | Sagkeeng First Nation | Sagkeeng First Nation |
| Cabrel St. Vincent | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Delonn Morais | Winnipeg | Key First Nation, SK |
| Dillyn Cook | Winnipeg | Berens River First Nation |
| James Lockhart | Gillam | Fox Lake Cree Nation |
| Jessy Mallette | Fisher River Cree Nation | Fisher River Cree Nation |
| Justice Thompson | Winnipeg | Metis - Winnipeg Region |
| Lawson Spence | Peguis First Nation | Peguis First Nation |
| Leland Malcolm | Ebb and Flow First Nation | Ebb and Flow First Nation |
| Mason Chartrand | Pine Creek First Nation | Pine Creek First Nation |
| Rylan Chartrand | Pine Creek First Nation | Pine Creek First Nation |
| COACH/SPORT MANAGER | IDENTIFIED HOME COMMUNITY | BAND/METIS REGION |
| Keith Mason | Winnipeg | Fisher River Cree Nation |
| Bryden Bukich | Winnipeg | Metis – Winnipeg Region |
| Kim Avanthay | Lac du Bonnet | Metis – Southeast Region |
| William Munroe | ||
| Seth McKenzie | ||
GOOD LUCK TO ALL MANITOBA BASKETBALL TEAMS!!
More information on the NAIG can be found at https://www.masrc.com/naig