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The 2024 Paris Olympics are under way with more than 50 Indigenous athletes. That number includes the national team with the highest number of Indigenous athletes in the history of the Games: New Zealand, with 37 competitors of Māori descent. The United States has three Native Hawaiian athletes and Canada has at least 5 representing various Indigenous nations. We’ll talk with expert Olympic watchers about where to find Indigenous athletic talent in Paris and Tahiti and what to keep an eye out for during the competition.
GUESTS
Dan Ninham (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), freelance reporter for ICT News and director of North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame
Waneek Horn-Miller (Mohawk), Commentator for CBC Primetime coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, co-captain of the Canadian Water Polo team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
Maurice Smith (Navajo), executive director for the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, inductee in the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame.
Rick Baker (Hopi), head coach of the Hopi High School Cross Country Team and inductee in the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame
Break 1 Music: Hoka Hey (feat. Jayden Paz & Dancin Dave) [Radio Version] (song) DJ krayzkree (artist) Future Generations (album)
Break 2 Music: Canoe Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)
