{"id":13727,"date":"2026-04-21T21:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13727\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:16:16","slug":"siksika-health-services-and-the-city-of-calgary-putting-sport-and-recreation-at-the-centre-of-reconciliation-and-community-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13727\/","title":{"rendered":"Siksika Health Services and the City of Calgary Putting Sport and Recreation at the Centre of Reconciliation and Community Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pasted-image-0.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new partnership between Siksika Health Services and the City of Calgary is putting sport and recreation at the centre of reconciliation and community well-being and it\u2019s meant to inspire others to follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was recently formalized through the signing of a memorandum of understanding, alongside a Blackfoot ceremony, highlighting the cultural significance behind the collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>For Siksika Health Services, sport and recreation play a major role in a holistic approach to health, one that includes mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, all grounded in Siksika culture. Officials say this agreement reflects a genuine, long-term commitment to that vision.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership is about more than just programming. Leaders say it\u2019s focused on building relationships, fostering collaboration, and supporting healing within Siksika Nation and for members living in Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>From the City of Calgary\u2019s perspective, the focus isn\u2019t just on what will be done but how it will be done working together in a way that respects shared values and strengthens community connections.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership also recognizes Siksika Nation\u2019s deep-rooted history in athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, that legacy will be celebrated with the planned opening of a Siksika Sports Hall of Fame in September 2027, with support from partners including the University of Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>Together they agreer, it\u2019s a step forward in using sport as a powerful tool not just for physical activity, but for connection, culture, and lasting change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new partnership between Siksika Health Services and the City of Calgary is putting sport and recreation at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[164,51,17,3016,3015,3017],"class_list":{"0":"post-13727","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-alberta","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-country-music","12":"tag-indigenous","13":"tag-south"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}