U SPORTS Communications
U SPORTS Conversations, a live speaker series celebrating equity, diversity and inclusion within university sports in Canada, is set to host its second panel event – celebrating Indigenous History Month on Wednesday, June 30.
Hosted by London, Ont., native John Urban of the Ojibway First Nation – former Sports Director at 94.9 CHRW, and radio play-by-play voice of the Western Mustangs – the event features five panelists, including prominent Indigenous student-athletes and alumni of U SPORTS member athletic programs and institutions.
The live conversation represents an opportunity for U SPORTS to hear from those in our ecosystem – by celebrating the success stories of the Indigenous community, using our national platform to examine the issues and barriers faced by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and highlight the advocacy work being accomplished by U SPORTS members within the unceded territories on which they occupy.
| NAME | SCHOOL | SPORT | ELIG. | HERITAGE | HOMETOWN |
| Cevanna Carlson | UNBC | Basketball | 3rd | Deninu K'ue First Nation |
Turner Valley, Alta. |
| Jana Headrick | UNB | Hockey | 5th | Garden River First Nation |
Garden River, Ont. |
| Rachel O'Toole | Regina | Hockey | 2nd | Couchiching First Nation |
The Pas, Man. |
| Shayla Pine | Algoma | Soccer | 1st (incoming) | Garden River First Nation |
Garden River, Ont. |
| Francis Verreault-Paul |
McGill | Hockey | Alumnus '12 | Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation |
Mashteuiatsh, Qué. |
U SPORTS Indigenous Conversations, which follows the inaugural live event held on Feb. 16 in celebration of Black History Month, will be broadcast on Wednesday, June 30 at 1:00 p.m. ET (11 a.m. MT) on the @USPORTSca Twitter channel.
