Indigenous athletes from Kelowna, Penticton and Oliver have been honoured on a province-wide scale for their achievements in 2022.
Indigo Berry, Brooke Hall-Eckes, Kalezafar Lawrence, Kanani Coon and Kayla Burns are among the finalists for the annual Premier害羞草研究所檚 Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport.
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Berry, a karate athlete representing N艂e蕯kepmxc, is one of two finalists from Kelowna, with the other one being Coon, a basketball player based out of the Enoch Cree Nation.
Hall-Eckes, a softball athlete representing the Tsartlip and M茅tis, as well as Lawrence, a lacrosse player from Penelakut Tribe, are the lone Penticton recipients.
Burns, a volleyball player representing the M茅tis, is from Oliver.
The aforementioned athletes will serve as B.C. Interior nominees for the awards. Winners will be announced later this year.
Kaiden Thorpe, a soccer player from Kimberley representing the Rocky Mountain M茅tis Society, rounded out the Interior-based nominees.
According to the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I害羞草研究所PARC), applications for the awards were open to Indigenous youth athletes 25 years and younger who demonstrate 害羞草研究所渁 commitment to their education, culture, and promoting healthy and active lifestyles.害羞草研究所�
A video released this week by the council highlights all the recent achievements of the local athletes.
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