{"id":111530,"date":"2022-08-17T18:03:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=111530"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:15:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:15:23","slug":"alberta-indigenous-games-sees-record-number-of-volleyball-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/alberta-indigenous-games-sees-record-number-of-volleyball-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta Indigenous Games sees record number of volleyball teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2022 Alberta Indigenous Games<\/a> are now underway, with different types of sports taking place across the city of Edmonton.<\/p>\n

With over 3,000 participating athletes competing from across the province, this year, a new record of volleyball participants are competing at the AIG event.<\/p>\n

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Saddle Lake Cree Nation's Notorious D.I.G senior girls volleyball team with head coach Ty Stienhauer at AIG 2022. Photo by Daniel Barker-Tremblay.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ty Stienhauer, head coach of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation\u2019s Notorious D.I.G senior girls volleyball team says that it\u2019s extraordinary to see the event getting bigger every year, and to see his athletes competing at the event.<\/p>\n

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Waylon Auger, head coach of Wabasca Bigstone Eagles at AIG 2022. Photo by Daniel Barker-Tremblay.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wabasca Bigstone Eagles Head Coach Waylon Auger says it\u2019s good to see over 20 teams competing at the AIG event and he\u2019s happy that an event like the AIG is around for youth.<\/p>\n

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Nerissa Cardinal, volleyball team member of \"Big Dig Energy\" from Lac La Biche. Photo by Daniel Barker-Tremblay.<\/p><\/div>\n

Nerissa Cardinal, volleyball team member with \u201cBig Dig Energy\u201d from Lac La Biche, says it is a great feeling to be a part of the AIG with new players and veterans on her team.<\/p>\n

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Katie Nashim, volleyball team member of \"Big Dig Energy\" from Lac La Biche Alberta at AIG 2022. Photo by Daniel Barker-Tremblay.<\/p><\/div>\n

Alongside Cardinal, Katie Nashim from Lac La Biche says it\u2019s her first time competing at the event and she\u2019s proud to represent her community.<\/p>\n

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