All Native Memories…
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Ben Edgars from Masset writes:
I have a lot of favourite memories, but for myself my favourite memory is my last year for intermediate and I was living in PR, mid November I call up the MST coach to let him know I’m running and playing as much as I can to be ready for all Nate, his reply was sorry we don’t have room for you….. I was like ok, it’s my last year in inters, I was hesitant to try out for the Rupert inters but I did anyway and so happy as pretty much everyone on that team is my friend to this day…….and the absolute best part is we ran into MST in the losers bracket and we knocked them outta the tournament, which hurt me a little but felt good at the same time. Alotta the Rupert boys knew about MST not wanting me so they kept telling the coach to let me play as much as I can against MST

Tristan Robinson from Greenville says:
Kincolith and Greenville Intermediate Game 2016! One of the greatest Nisga’a battles in history!

Murrie White from Bella Bella Writes:
1987, 88, and 89 Intermediate Division. Champions for Bella Bella: Wag Air, Wolfpack this team had pride, teamwork and leading the way was Mr. Everything Cliff Starr and his teammates and coach Mel Innes with Manager Mr. Wilfred Humchitt Sr. This area of ball was strong competitions! Win, lose it was all fun and the fans in the day were loud and proud for their Nations teams!

Sylvia Williams from Old Masset writes:
The best memory I have is from 2014 when the Haida’s did the opening ceremony and all the ball players made there way off the court and out. Haida Nation teams held back all danced along the floor by far the most breath taking memory I hold in my heart

Trevor Hyzims from Prince Rupert
says his favourite memory is when Kitkatla Senior warriors won the championship in 2018-2019

William McDames from Terrace says: All Native…let’s see…Best Memory…All I can say is “ I Love my Son.”

From: Yinta Yew:
The Haida Opening 2014 I have a great pic of David Parnell dancing in with his son David Jr.

Pansy- Kaakuns Collison has a great pic with Sid Edenshaw and she says:
The All Time Best Player, with Hydaburg winning six consecutive times in a row, setting an all-time record

Tristan Robinson says his favourite memory is:
Kincolith and Greenville Intermediate game in 2016. One of the Greatest Nisga’a Battles in history!

Raymond Mckay has a beautiful pic of himself, his grandson and his son RJ drumming at the Opening Ceremonies in 2019

Raymond Mckay has a beautiful pic and says: My Granddaughter meeting, her great grandmother, at the opening ceremonies 2019

Phillip Clayton Sr. says:
Winning the high scoring award and all star with a heartbreaking loss by 1. He is glad his Master Waks pulled it off the next year. Gitmidiik still Master Champs

From: Jayde Almgren
Honestly when that guy threw that shoe in the finals last year that was legendary.
Julia Smith says:
All the fun making soap berries and seeing family and friends and meeting new friends.

Barry Morgan says:
Sitting on the floor, on the ends, underneath the baskets. Watching Kitimaat and Kitkatla battle it out in the finals. Kitimaat fans on one side and Kitkatla fans on the other. Amos brothers against Leeson brothers, fans were deafening back then

Lyle Dixon writes:
I wasn’t there to see New Aiyansh win but this is my favourite memory!

The very proud moment, all teary-eyed, when my grandson Brandon Peter Stevens entered with his big smile. One proud Gigi watching him play!

From: Stephen Johnson:
First-year reffing at big show…game off…sat with my auntie Alice heckling Reff’s about how bad they were. Was a blast.

Trevor Hyzims writes:
When Kitkatla senior warriors won the championship in 2018 and 2019

From: Kiefer Collison:
One time I played in the All Native and hit a 3.
Also when Wild William Wesley was inducted into the hall of fame!

All Native Memories (ANBT ’21)