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The ASC is Canada's national Aboriginal sports body, bringing together the country's 13 provincial and territorial Aboriginal sports organizations. The ASC gets its mandate from its political partners-the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
Ron Jacobs is manager of Aboriginal sport development with the ASC. He said creation of Aboriginal sporting events such as the North American Indigenous Games have greatly benefited Canada's Aboriginal people.With the North American Indigenous Games coming to B.C. in 2008, followed by the Winter Olympics in 2010, Jacobs is anticipating even more growth in Aboriginal sports in Canada and many more Aboriginal athletes being successful, and not just in Aboriginal-specific competition.See the full content of this document
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Asc Working to Get People Active and Involved
For more than a decade, the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) has been working to support and recognize Aboriginal athletes and to encourage all Abo...
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