The Manitoba Aboriginal Sports & Recreation Council Announces their 2023 Inductees for the Manitoba Indigenous Sports Hall of Fame
April 5, 2023
Recognizing Success and Resiliency
Manitoba's Virtual Indigenous Sports
Hall of Fame & Museum
Sport for Social Change and Development
In response to the Government of Canada's commitment to Sport for Social Change and Development, the Manitoba Aboriginal Sports & Recreation Council has created both a Museum and Hall of Fame, that rightfully acknowledges the success and resiliency of Indigenous people living in Manitoba.
This virtual Hall of Fame and Museum make Indigenous success widely available and recognizable, especially for communities living in remote and rural Manitoba. Considering much of Manitoba's Indigenous population is young, this hall of fame and museum will prove a valuable tool in educating Indigenous youth about their own history, shaping, and creating a concrete path for the attainment of their own goals and ambitions.
Hall of Fame Inductees
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Faron AshamFaron Asham (Metis) was 21 when he started coaching baseball in Portage la Prairie in 1990. In 2018 he was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame and in 2021 he was named Manitoba's Indigenous Volunteer of the Decade. |
Jocelyne LarocqueJocelyne Larocque, a Metis woman from Ste. Anne, Man., was the first Indigenous woman to play hockey for Canada in the Olympic Games and then the first to win a gold medal. She was seen as the anchor of Team Canada. |
Theoren FleuryTheoren Fleury (Metis) from Russell, Man., is one of only 15 players in NHL history to average more than a point per game in both the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. He played on Calgary's 1989 Stanley Cup championship team. |
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