Katana Arcand was a four-year-old spectator when she first attended the North American Indigenous Games in 2006. This year, she is back at the games as a competitor.

Day one for basketball at the North American Indigenous Games also meant a first day for many athletes on the basketball court.

When the prairies of Manitoba defrost from a bitter winter, Ryan Blair eagerly moves from the hockey rink to his favourite place, the golf course.

When Melody and Lylee Horn step on the soccer pitch, they have each others backs. The duo will be representing their home reserve of Kahnaw:ke in soccer at the North American Indigenous Games that run from July 16-22 in Toronto.

When Hannah Morningstar has her hair in a braid, she says its her good-luck charm. The 16-year-old from the Atikameksheng First Nation in northern Ontario will need all the luck her braid brings as she competes in javelin and discus at the North American Indigenous Games in Toronto.

A parish in the United Kingdom is searching for a possible Winnipeg connection to the Second World War.