(Photo courtesy/Lorissa Head, GoFundMe)

By Ben Tompkins

Team Saskatchewan

Northeast boy fundraising for trip to North American Indigenous Games

Jun 9, 2023 | 4:09 PM

A northeast local is hopeful he will be able to make his dreams come true in Halifax, next month.

Miken Head has made Team Saskatchewan and their beach volleyball U15 club, for the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).

The 10-day will trip will begin July 15th and run until the 24th, however, Head needs some support if he’s going to be able to make it there.

His family has set up a GoFundMe page to cover travel costs, meals, and accommodations for him and his father, with the goal of raising $5,000.

“It’s a long way from home, so we’re going to require a little bit of money to be cost-effective, as it’s going to be expensive,” explained Miken’s father, Harris Head.

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Miken made the team after his parents took him down to tryouts in Saskatoon on two separate occasions.

Lorissa (Miken’s mom) and Harris echoed each other’s words when speaking to northeastNOW about the level of pride they feel for their son.

“We are very proud of him, we’re very excited and we’re very happy,” said Lorissa. “He’s going to represent our ancestry, our families and our homeland of Saskatchewan,” added Harris.

More specifically, Miken will be representing the areas of Shoal Lake and Red Earth during his time on Team Sask.

His parents seemed especially happy for Miken because they know how passionate he is about the sport. When they originally found out that he made the team, they were even a bit surprised.

“We had a lot of worry that he wasn’t going to make it but once we found out that he made the team we were very happy and kind of in disbelief,” mentioned Harris.

As of Friday, the sponsorship page has been up for six days, with a total of six donations worth a combined $340.

“We would appreciate donations if there are any,” Harris said.

The 10th North American Indigenous Games will host competitions in 16 sports within 21 venues across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne’katik.

NAIG 2023 will bring together more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756+ Indigenous Nations celebrating, sharing and reconnecting through sport and culture with the help of 3,000 volunteers.

The games will have athletes competing in 16 different sports with three traditional Indigenous sports including Canoe/Kayak, Lacrosse, and 3D Archery. Those three will have a special opening ceremony to begin each event.

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