Team BC Announces Canoe/Kayak Teams for the 2017 North American Indigenous Games
(May 10, 2017) – Team BC is pleased to announce its official Canoe/Kayak rosters for the 2017 North
American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Toronto, Ontario. Team BC held its initial selection camp in
Seabird Island at the BC Aboriginal Canoe/Kayak Championships on September 17th and 18th 2016 where
102 athletes competed for spots on the Team BC Development Squad; at the spring selection camps the
Canoe/Kayak Development Squad finalized their roster with six athletes per team. Team BC
Canoe/Kayak will be represented by:
U14 Female Canoe / Kayak Team
U14 Male Canoe / Kayak Team
Name
Last
City
Name
Last
City
Jennea
Julienne
Karalyn
Madelyn
Monique
Trinity
Seward
Wyse-Seward
Morris
Morris
Seanez
Jensen
Brentwood Bay
Nanaimo
Brentwood Bay
Brentwood Bay
Saanichton
Forest Grove
Mazzari
Memphis
Myles
Noah
Silas
William
Tate
Wyse
Paige
Gray
Wilson
Wyse
Nanaimo
Nanaimo
Duncan
Lake Errock
Nanaimo
Nanaimo
U16 Female Canoe / Kayak Team
U16 Male Canoe / Kayak Team
Name
Last
City
Name
Last
City
Breanna
Chelsei
Emerald Julia
Kristine
Rose
Valerie
Seymour
Gray
John
Edgar
Seward
Paul
Ladysmith
Lake Errock
Hope
Port Alberni
Brentwood Bay
Agassiz
Drake
Dylan
Quentin
Quincy
Terrance
Tyson
Leon
Marchand
Tate
Archie
Hubick-Archie
Seward
Agassiz
Port Alberni
Port Alberni
Canim Lake
Canim Lake
Nanaimo
U19 Female Canoe / Kayak Team
U19 Male Canoe / Kayak Team
Name
Last
City
Name
Last
City
Brittney
Janessa
Jordana
Josephine
Kasey
Kyla
Sam
Horne
Seymour
Seward
Wyse
Price
Victoria
Duncan
Ladysmith
Nanaimo
Nanaimo
Duncan
Brandyn
Gordon
Ivan
Jonis
Michael
Trey
Chappell
George
Morris
White
Wyse
Gray-Thorne
Chilliwack
North Vancouver
Port Renfrew
Brackendale
Nanaimo
Duncan
U14 & U16 Female Alternates
Taylor
Charlie
Agassiz
Syvawn
Paul
Agassiz
Tyana
Price
Duncan
Makenzie
Williams-Chapman
Deroche
Makayla
Tyra
U19 Female Alternates
Sam
Johnston
Agassiz
Nanaimo
U14 and U16 Male Alternates
Marcus Jeffrey
Port Alberni
Norman Mack
Port Alberni
U19 Male Alternates
Dmitri
John
Hope
Stephan Theodore-Jensen Forest Grove
Coaching Staff:
Peter Amos, Co-Head Coach
Chrystal McCallum, Co-Head Coach
Paul Wyse-Seward, Assistant Coach
Emerald John, Manager
I would like to formally congratulate all of the athletes appointed to Team BC and look forward to
watching the Canoe/Kayak teams compete at the Games. I would like to thank the coaching staff for
their tremendous work they have completed over the past six months; and I would also like to thank
Canoe/Kayak BC for their continued assistance and partnership to grow the sport of Canoe/Kayak in our
province through their coaching programs and athlete development initiatives.
Yours sincerely,
Buzz Manuel
Team BC Assistant Chef de Mission