By Sam Laskaris Writer TORONTO – Claire Sault is a casual hockey fan. But the recently elected chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation found herself on the ice prior to a National Hockey League contest this past Saturday. There was no need, however, for Sault to display her skating, stickhandling or shooting abilities. That’s because Sault was asked to deliver a welcoming at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ second annual Indigenous Celebration Game. “It was a very huge honour for me to do that,” Sault said of her on-ice appearance at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. “It’s important in our territory that we elevate our First Nation and that people understand that whole history.” Sault said she wasn’t nervous welcoming the spectators and participants to the game. More than 19,000…
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