2024 AIG Sponsorship Package

2023 ALBERTA INDIGENOUS GAMES 

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE 

August 9th-19th, 2023 

2023 Alberta Indigenous Games Executive Summary 

Our AIG Executive/Board would like to extend prayers to everyone, their families  and condolences to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19. Our 2022 Alberta Indigenous Games (AIG) was historic as we had a record breaking 4,120 registered Indigenous youth from all over the province of Alberta with a few of them from outside of Alberta. We had 400+ teams and held our second annual AIG Championship Cup awarding communities the opportunity to earn points based off of competition and sportsmanship. We also gave out 28 scholarships for our 28 youth that applied that graduated from high school and enrolled in secondary college/university or trade school. We helped many of our youth and their families/communities heal in providing the opportunity for them to get back to a sense of normalcy for the second straight year during covid-19 pandemic years. 

August 9-19th, 2023 will mark the 6th overall AIG Games since the loss of our founder the late Allan Ross after our 2015 Games and 9th overall AIG Games since the inception in 2011. We will bring together Indigenous youth from across Alberta to engage in 10 days of 16 competitive sports, traditional games, special events, education, and cultural connection. 

We are looking to pick up where we left off in 2022 and continue to build on our tremendous growth and momentum. Our initial Games were held in 2011 and we had 300 youth registered. We followed in 2013 with 400 youth and in 2015 had 480 youth registered. In 2017, we made a big jump and had over 1,100 youth registered, doubling from 2015. For the first time ever we held back-to-back Games and became a yearly event in 2018 in which we held a condensed 5 sport Games for the first time as compared to the 10 sport event and we still had over 900 youth participate with over 100 different teams throughout Alberta participating. In 2019, the Games exploded with over 150 teams competing and almost 2,100 athletes registered that played in all 13 of our sports. There were 31 First Nation Communities that sent teams and 2 Metis Communities. There were several teams from Saskatchewan that came and even one from New Brunswick sent a volleyball team. The 2020 AIG Games unfortunately had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Then as stated above in 2021 with just 6 weeks notice we put together our Games and had over 2,700 youth participate with teams coming from over Alberta with several from Saskatchewan and one from British Columbia! 

In 2022 we had 4,120 Indigenous youth registered with over 400 teams and 40 of 46 First Nation Communities in Alberta sending Teams and 3 of the 8 Métis Settlement communities sending teams as well as the Métis Nation of Alberta sending 10 teams! We had a total of 144 Indigenous communities represented at our games through the individual youth, with 91 of them outside Alberta! We had over half of the First Nations in Saskatchewan have representation with 36 of 70 First Nations! 9 for BC, 16 from MB, 9 from NWT, 1 from Yukon, 3 from Nunavut, 1 from Quebec, 6 from Ontario, 1 from New Brunswick, 2 from Nova Scotia, 3 from Newfoundland, and from the states 1 from Maine, 1 from Montana, 1 from Iowa and 1 from Washington! We have become the LARGEST ANNUAL SUMMER GAMES IN CANADA and the LARGEST ANNUAL INDIGENOUS SUMMER GAMES IN NORTH AMERICA! 

Our mandate for the Alberta Indigenous Games is “RECLAIMING OUR YOUTH through sport development, educational empowerment, career opportunities, and cultural connection.” In that spirit, the Edmonton Native Ball Association (ENBASports) is honoured to organize the 2023 Alberta Indigenous Games. The Games will be located in the City of Edmonton, Alberta Canada. 

ENBA Sports will build on the success of the Alberta Indigenous Games held in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. They will also build upon partnerships previously established and enter into new relationships to bring over thousands of Aboriginal athletes, coaches, and their families to the 2023 AIG Games. 

“Body and soul heal together and individuals heal as community heals. The Alberta Indigenous Games bring together sport and thought, tradition with innovation, individuals, and community, history and the present moment, heart and soul. The event facilitates physical development and emotional growth, friendly competition and cooperative effort, just the right combination to promote healing of the body/mind.” 

-Dr. Gabor Mate, M.D. Physician and Author

August 9th-19th 2023 AIG Games will feature role model mentors, Elders, Indigenous arts, speaking, music, dance, and other cultural gatherings affirming the theme of “Reclaiming Our Indigenous Youth”. 

In 2023, each sport varies on age categories depending on what works best for each sport. The 16 sports are currently being planned: Archery, Athletics (Track & Field), Baseball (Boys), Basketball, Ball Hockey, Beach Volleyball, Canoe/Kayak, Cross Country, Golf (4 Player Team Scramble), Fastpitch Softball (Girls), Handgames, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer, and Volleyball. In 2021, we introduced 3 new sports of Handgames, Rugby and Cross Country and had a tremendous first turnout for all of these games/sports. For 2023 we are excited to introduce the exciting new sport of Skateboarding! Skateboarding is an Olympic sport and we have many talented Indigenous youth that love skateboarding. Sport coordinators, and their staff, will be selected in collaboration with provincial sport bodies to ensure sanctioned officiating, accountability, safety, security, and professional scheduling of events. We also anticipate over 400+ volunteer positions. 

The Alberta Indigenous Games will continue to promote, integrate, and infuse the Circle of Courage philosophy throughout all events of the games. All staff and volunteers will be encouraged to assist in delivering an emotionally supportive environment, to reclaim our youth through the wisdom of Indigenous culture and the amazing power of sport. A manual to foster this environment will be developed and available as a resource for athletes, coaches, staff, sponsors and volunteers. 

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS 

The fundraising Committee has created different levels of sponsorship to allow businesses of all levels to participate. Based on the level, sponsors will have a variety of opportunities to choose from in the way of benefits, exposure and recognition. In-Kind sponsors will only be eligible to receive the following recognition levels. 

The following page is divided into sections of naming rights for specific venues and other naming opportunities for maximum exposure for your company. Recognition levels will be dependent on amounts listed above. You can adopt more than one to get over certain levels and achieve certain levels of sponsorship and recognition. 

Each Sponsor Over $5,000.00 Combined Will Be Acknowledged With Adopting a Sport or Event. 

NAMING OPPORTUNITIES 

Senior Division Athlete Scholarship Opportunity to Sponsor and Have the Scholarship Named After You or Your Company for 1 Male Senior Division Athlete ($500) and 1 Female Senior Division Athlete ($500) that has graduated High School and is enrolled for the fall 2023 in Higher Education IE College, University, Trades, or Other 

RECOGNITION 

Presenting Sponsor ($50,000-$75,000.00) 

 Platinum Sponsor ($25,000.00 - $49,999) 

Gold Sponsor ($10,000.00 - $24,999.99) 

Silver Sponsor ($5,000.00 - $9,999.99) 

Bronze Sponsor ($1,000.00 - $4,999.99) 

Friend of the Games ($100.00-$999.99) 

BELOW PHOTO- AIG President Martha Campiou, AIG CEO Jake Hendy & Edmonton Mayor Sohi and Edmonton Indigenous Relations Staff Emilea Saadeh and Alana Davis at the 2022 Community/Sponsor Awards Banquet! Every sponsor gets a special award and recognition!

In January 2023 will be our 2023 AIG Community/Sponsor Awards Banquet where we will recognize the community champions as well as all of our AMAZING SPONSORS!

GIFTS-IN-KIND 

Gifts in Kind are essential to the success of the Games. If your company is in a position to offer any of the items listed below, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

(2022 AIG Opening Ceremonies of over 2,000+ People in Attendance @ West Edmonton Mall) 

We would be pleased to meet with your representatives to discuss your involvement in the Games. Deadline for all Sponsorships will be July 31st, 2023 

Contact: 

Jacob Hendy, CEO/Games Manager 

Alberta Indigenous Games 2023 

ab.ind.games@gmail.com Cell (780) 803-1917 

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