Storytelling Series
Celebrating Indigenous Sport Heroes
In honour of National Indigenous History Month (NIHM), Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is celebrating the contributions of Indigenous Athletes & Builders of sport to Canada’s rich sporting history.
Throughout the month of June Canadians will have free access to impactful opportunities to connect to Indigenous role models and learn their stories through live and virtual speaker series, educational opportunities, digital storytelling, and content expansions to a changemaker resource - indigenousheroes.ca.
Speaker Lineup
Tom Longboat Award Winner 2021
Digital Storytelling
Featuring exclusive interviews, inspiring narratives, and historic images these profiles dive further into the stories of iconic Hall of Famers. Click the links below to discover more!
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Kerri Einarson
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PRESENTATION SUMMARY
Join us as four-time Scotties Tournament
of Hearts Champion and Tom Longboat Award Winner, Kerri Einarson, shares
her story of the invaluable lessons she learned through sport. Explore her
personal artefacts firsthand and participate in an engaging Q&A session
with Kerri herself.
SUBJECTS
Social Studies, Indigenous Education, Health
& Life Skills, Physical Education
RECOMMENDED GRADES
4-8
OUTCOMES
Overcoming challenges; sportsmanship; fair play; active living role models; identity and sense of belonging; healthy
life choices
Kerri Einarson, hailing from Camp Morton, Manitoba, is a renowned Métis curler. She has secured multiple national and international titles, firmly establishing herself as one of Canada's most accomplished curlers. In 2021, she received the Tom Longboat Award, recognizing her exceptional contribution to Canadian sports as an Indigenous athlete. Her extraordinary achievements have positioned her as a genuine trailblazer in sport, motivating numerous aspiring curlers to pursue their dreams with dedication and hard work.
Cindy Lynn Martin
Discover the inspiring story of Order of Sport Recipient and Hall of Famer Tom Longboat from his great-great-great niece Cindy Martin. A young Onondaga boy from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nations Reserve, he became one of the greatest distance runners of all time. Tom's lasting impact on Canada's sporting heritage is exemplified through the creation of the Tom Longboat Award, which remains to be the longest standing and one of the most prestigious awards for Indigenous athletes in the country.
SUBJECTS
Social Studies, Indigenous Education, Health & Life Skills, Physical Education
RECOMMENDED GRADES
OUTCOMES Overcoming challenges; Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being; active living role models; identity and sense of belonging; sportsmanship; fair play; systemic racism; racism awareness; healthy life choices; historical thinking
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.