Former NAIG president to be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame

One of the pioneers of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) is part of the 2024 class for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Alex Nelson, a member of Musgamaqw-Dzawada’enuxw First Nation in British Columbia, will enter the hall via the Builder category. Induction ceremonies will be held on Oct. 23 in Gatineau, Que.Nelson, who is now 77 and lives in Victoria, was the first chairperson for the NAIG, which were first held in 1990 in Edmonton. He served three terms as the NAIG president. And he was also the executive director of the 1997 Games, which were staged in Victoria, where he has lived for the past 50 years. Nelson also served as the Team BC chef de mission at the NAIG twice. “I thank the Creator for this nomination,”…

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