Please note: the Indigenous Men's Handgames Tournaments celebrating National Indigenous People Day and Sports Day 3 on 3 Basketball, Cornhole, Pickleball Tournaments have been moved to September 2025!
Great News! We are still celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day on Saturday June 14, 2025 in Saskatoon with a Free Pancake Breakfast, Solstice Rays Market, Kidz Zone & Entertainment. Everyone is welcome! To find out more information visit our website or become a vendor/sponsor at the event.
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament - A day filled with 3 on 3 competitions, slam dunks, three-pointers, and non-stop excitement!
Pickleball Tournament - Whether competitive or leisure enter our Father/Daughter, Mother/Daughter, Father/Son, Mother/Son, Uncle/Cousins, Family, Friends, Double, or Solo take to the Court in this extremely popular sports that has taken the definition of 'all-ages sports' to the next level of athleticism!
Cornhole Competition - If you're mastered this over the years or just looking to have some fun, grab your bestie or employee and test your cornhole skills against other teams at one of Summer's favourite BBQ past-time sport.
Indigenous Men's Handgames Tournament: Belonging to over 27 different linguistic groups and founded amoung over 80 Tribes, the Indigenous Handgames and its many variations marks hundreds of years of tradition, Indigenous cultural significance, healing, connection and entertainment. Join us on the mat, drumming, or cheering on as 24 teams compete in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Summer Solstice and advancement for their communities.
3 Divisions:
Sports Day 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Cornhole Competition and Pickleball Tournament will have 3 entertaining entry divisions.
Business / Corporate:
Not only will you be able to challenge your biggest competitors, make this a teambuilding event to connect employees on a personal level, bring the remote crew back home or the Managers out of the office. Foster community spirit, gain lucrative brand recognition and acknowledgment in support of Affordable Housing, Diversity, Health and Prostate Cancer Awareness.
Community/Families:
Registration for entry have been reduced thanks to our generous Sponsors, Partners Business/Corporate Participations. Individuals, Extracurricular Teams, Besties, Meetups, Tweens and Teens, Seniors and Adults of All Ages take part in this position.
Not limited to Indigenous Communities, Businesses, Friendship Centres, Organizations and/or Reserves:
Take part and be honoured to watch as we celebrate years of traditions in the month of June and National Indigenous Peoples Day. Cheer on your friends, coworkers and new acquaintances as Athletes from neighbouring communities, Reserves, Provinces, Territories and States come together and are invited to compete in all 3 Divisions and our inaugural Indigenous Handgames Tournament.
Limited Space! At this time we only have room for 24 Teams Nationwide! Due to high demand, teams or participants will be accepted on a First Paid - First Accepted basis with limited space available. A participant or team is not considered registered until payment is received so please complete the payment process ASAP to guarantee a spot in one of our fun and exciting tournaments.
Layout:
This event will take place Outdoors & Indoors centrally in Edmonton
We will have dedicated courts and another 6 temporary courts with ample viewing for all players & visitors.
In the case of inclement weather, there will be indoor back-up facilities in different locations throughout the city.
Registered attendees/team will receive additional participant and team forms.
Everyone's a Winner!
Cash & Prizes will be awarded to the top teams and each Participants in the Cornhole, Pickleball, 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament gets
Medallion
Finisher Certificate
T-Shirt
Team Photo
Access to Downloadable Events Highlights Photos
Swag Bag
Business/Corporate Teams receive additional incentives, recognition, advertisement opportunities for their generous contribution and taxable receipt for donation portion. Thursday April 24, 2025 is the last day to have your business logo included in the official flyer.
Competition Type:
All games will be played Round-Robin with a minimum guarantee of 3 games per team.
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be categorized by age and gender,
Pickleball Tournament will be categorized by aged and mixed teams,
Cornhole Competition will be timed and divided by groups.
Indigenous Men's Handgames Tournament (For Indigenous Communities & Business) team of 6, round robin, best of three.
Indigenous Men's Handgames Tournament (For any Company/Organization) team of 4-6, round robin, best of three.
How to Participate:
3 Sports to choose from (pickleball, basketball or cornhole) all for great causes!
Athletes: Register on Simpletix, 24 Teams per division Nationwide! Due to high demand, teams or participants will be accepted on a First Paid - First Accepted basis with limited space available. A participant or team is not considered registered until payment is received so please complete the payment process ASAP to guarantee a spot in one of our fun and exciting tournaments.
Business/Corporate Entries reminder: June 30, 2025 is the last day to have your business logo included in the official flyer. Registration closes August, 2025 while quantities last.
Vendors: Vendor applications are now open for Solstice Rays Market fill out the application here
Sponsorship: The 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Cornhole Competition and Pickleball Tournament have a variety of Sponsorship opportunities, please contact us or visit our team page for more information
Spectators: enter for free, and there will be belchers set up, entertainment, vendors, concessions, special guests and a kids zone. On Sunday, join us for our Stampede Breakfast and 1K Walk.
For more information and to register visit our Website - AHC Events Day https://ahceventsday.com
For more information, partnerships on the Affordable Housing Conference visit our Website - Affordable Housing Conference (AHC) AH Conference: https://ahconference.com
Cornhole How to Play (shared video)
Indigenous Handgames Tournament (shared video)
Make this a National Indigenous Peoples Day Event and Sports Day to remember in Support of the Affordable Housing Conference acceleration for more housing for vulnerable populations, women & children, rural & remote communities. For more information visit the Affordable Housing Conference Website or Team Pages
Whether you're a seasoned pro or just looking to have some fun, this event is perfect for everyone.
Affordable Housing Conference Land Acknowledgement:
The Affordable Housing Conference (AHC) and IDEAS HC acknowledges that we respect, live, learn, work and play on the traditional territories. We are genuinely in gratitude for the opportunities past, present and future and that our works would not be possible without the preliminary works of the original people of these lands and the many other lands we set foot on around the world.
The Affordable Housing Conference (AHC) marks a new innovation to better serve and represent city centers, urban & rural Indigenous & Black Communities locally, nationally and internationally. Through project creations, conferences, meetings, team building events we create professional meeting points to ensure that key industry challenges and opportunities are addressed in an inclusive, professional and sustainable environment.
The Affordable Housing Conference is presented by IDEAS HC. An organization which leads the next wave in accelerating affordable housing and vital community resources infrastructures for Indigenous, Black Communities, Students, Seniors, Women & Children, those at risk of homelessness, the unhouse, underserved population that require need of newer and sustainable buildings to better support the well-being one-self and/or the people in their communities.
Whether working independently or together, our goal is to honour culture & traditions while including new adaptations focused on sustainability and priority that effectively address the needs of the diverse populations we serve by building back better for current & future generations to thrive.
