A SNEAK PEEK at the Aboriginal Sport Gallery proudly housed at the BC Sports Hall of Fame
Year Created: June 2008
Sport: Many sports
Category:Many categories
Did You Know?
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery is the first of its kind to be located within a provincial sports museum?
Facts and Figures:
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery highlights athletic accomplishments of aboriginal athletes and team from British Columbia.
The Mann Cup appearance at Toronto’s famed Maple Leaf Gardens drew over 30,000 fans who watched the four-game series between North Shore and the Orillia Terriers.
The team suspended operations in 1941 because of World War II.
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Four Host First Nations Logo and Feat of Strength Image in the Aboriginal Sport Gallery
Squamish artist Xwaacktun looks at the snowboard he created for the Aboriginal Sport Gallery
Xwalacktun created this prototype snowboard for the First Nation's Snowboard Team
Musqueum artist Joshua Sparrow stands next to the panel he created for the gallery
War canoe corner of the gallery
Four Host First Nations' corner of the gallery
Signed Carey Price jersey and photograph on display in the gallery
Angie Dawson created this weaving using traditional colors representing her people. It was cut at the official opening of the Aboriginal Sport Gallery on June 23, 2009
