17/07/2023
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Celebrating the People of the Dawn, the Opening Ceremony kicked off the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) with a celebration of the language, traditions, wisdom and culture of the host Mi’kmaq Nation.
The Opening Ceremony took place at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax and featured over a dozen of performers that helped welcome more than 4,800 athletes, managers, coaches and mission staff, across 16 different sports.
The Games run from July 15 to July 23, across the Halifax Regional Municipality, Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne’katik First Nation.
Visit https://t.ly/iTrFb to see the schedules for sports and cultural events.
Good luck to all participants, and welcome to Nova Scotia!
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1. The athletes march to the Scotiabank Centre in downtown Halifax.
2. The athletes arrive at the Scotiabank Centre.
3. Team Ontario supporters cheer on their team inside the Scotiabank Centre.
4. A participant waves the Mi'kmaq Grand Council flag and the Newfoundland and Labrador flag.
5. Team Yukon enters the Opening Ceremony, joined by members of the 2003 team.
6. Team Nova Scotia enters last, as the host team.
7. Norman Sylliboy, Nova Scotia Grand Chief, officially opens the games.
8. Kaolin Johnson sings the Canadian National Anthem.
9. Premier Tim Houston welcomes everyone to Nova Scotia.
10. Mi'kmaq dancers perform at the Opening Ceremony.