Ninety participants from the Prince Albert Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus took part in the Indigenous relay challenge Thursday despite the rain.
The relay consists of nine legs and is part of Indigenous Students Welcome Week and the fall equinox celebration.“It’s a historical and traditional race to bring students together,” Indigenous student advisor and relay organizer Carrie McCloy says. “It’s an event that we do to honour our traditional ways of life.”
The event features running, biking, canoeing, pack carrying, log cutting, fire starting and water boiling.
Christine Pilon is taking office administration at Saskatchewan Polytechnic and was a fire starter in the relay.
“It’s like the Indigenous Games for the school,” Pilon says. “They do this every year get people at the school going and it’s awesome.”
The Indigenous relay challenge has been taking place periodically since 2002.
The event is supported through Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Indigenous Student Success Strategy.
(PHOTO: Students get ready to run in the Indigenous Relay. Photo by Brendan Mayer)