High school students gather for Indigenous Games sports day in Nanaimo

High school students gather for Indigenous Games sports day in Nanaimo

Event at John Barsby Secondary School teaches First Nations history, culture and values

Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools holds its first rebranded Indigenous Games

High school students from across the Nanaimo-Ladysmith district descended on John Barsby Secondary to compete at the 15th Indigenous games, with a new traditional Coast Salish game added to the roster. Lahal, a Coast Salish game where you try to guess which hand is hiding the bones, was the talk of the Indigenous Games this year. “It’s really a game that our people used instead of fighting wars, and it’s a guessing game, and it teaches you patie…

‘Everybody together as one, it’s just so powerful:’ Indigenous Games return to Nanaimo high school

NANAIMO — A mix of cultures and sporting competition was on offer at a local high school Thursday. Between 250 and 300 students, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, from across the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district were at John Barsby Secondary School on Thursday, May 8, for the return of the Indigenous Games, last held in 2023. Jacob Thom, an Indigenous Support Teacher at the school, said a major focus this year was including Coast Salish games…