National Strategy

THE SPIRIT OF SPORT - ACTIVE TOGETHER

The Spirit of Sport - Active Together reflects how Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in sport, physical activity, and recreation now see the world - woven with greater nuance, deeper understanding, and a shared commitment to reciprocity. The title itself carries the weight of that vision.

This journey toward an equitable and balanced future is not a paved road - rigid, unyielding, and built for speed at the cost of understanding. Instead, it is a river - fluid and alive, a current of powerful energy that blends, adapts, and carves new channels while nourishing the lands it moves through.

And in these waters, there are many paddlers.

To Indigenous peoples, The Spirit of Sport - Active Together is a vessel - a means of carrying forward the aspirations of our ancestors, our communities, and our Nations, infused with our knowledges, histories, and experiences with sport, physical activity, and recreation. Like a canoe moving with the current, it bears the wisdom of the past while navigating toward a future rooted in justice and collaboration. For non-Indigenous peoples, it is an invitation - to travel alongside, to engage fully, and to lend their energy to bring this future to life.

Ultimately, The Spirit of Sport - Active Together reflects a deep, collective yearning to unite diverse ways of knowing and being - to weave knowledge, perspective, and practice together in harmony, rather than elevating one way of moving forward over another, as has been done for too long.

The Spirit of Sport - Active Together