More than 1,200 youth players sang and danced their way into Frank Crane Arena for the opening ceremony of the Junior All Native Tournament.
Good, who is a member of the Snuneymuxw First Nation’s band council, said that it was gratifying to see a kind of normalcy return after COVID-19 regulations made events like the tournament impossible.
“They got to see, they got to hear, they got to feel, and in most cases they even got to touch the drums,” said Thomas. “When you hear the drum, in any region of our province or in the country for that fact, the sacred meaning of the drum and the song starts it’s really cleansing. It’s a cleansing, it’s a healing.
According to the Coaching Association of Canada, between 40 and 48 per cent of Canadian children and adolescents have had mental health issues following the pandemic. Good and Thomas were both excited to see Indigenous youth once again playing and, hopefully, making friends from across the province.Article content
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