Ep. 9: The 2024 Tony Cote Summer Games

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Episode 9 of the Future Sport Podcast features the celebration of the Tony Cote Summer Games 50th anniversary of bringing together the Indigenous athletes, coaches and coordinators from across Saskatchewan. Tony Cote was a respected war veteran and a leader in sport and politics from Cote First Nation, who founded the Saskatchewan First Nation Summer Games in 1974. The 2024 Tony Cote Summer Games were held in La Ronge Saskatchewan, in Treaty 6 Territory.

In Episode 9, we hear from some of the competing Indigenous athletes Dreyten Bugler-Cann, Dante Gamble, James and Kendal Cook, along with many other athletes who were able to share a small part of their sports journeys. We also hear the story of FHQTC Coach and Sports Coordinator Tara Griffith, who told her story of becoming one of the only Indigenous athletes to ever win the MVP award and a National Championship, in her first year on the Lethbridge College Kodiaks Women’s Basketball team. We also hear the story of the Cook family from Stanley Mission, who exemplified the generational sense of belonging for Indigenous athletes, that the Tony Cote Games brings to hundreds of families across Saskatchewan.