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Article: PAGC (Prince Albert Grand Council) hosting 2001 winter games.
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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Aboriginal athletes from across Saskatchewan will be gathering in Prince Albert April 16 to 20, as the Prince Albert Grand Council hosts the 21st annual First Nations Winter Games. Hockey, broomball, volleyball and badminton competition will be featured, along with two demonstration sports--arm wrestling and girls ice hockey.
This year's winter games will see a slight change in format from past years, to help cut down the cost as well as give athletes, coaches and chaperones a chance to spend some Easter holiday time together with their families.
"We're dividing the games up into two parts, with the young group coming in first and the oldest coming in," ...