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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight

Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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Beyond sports: USask Athletics fostering Indigenous inclusion and empowerment

June 19, 2024
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Paula Baker
In 2018, the Saskatoon Residential School Survivor Circle supported the request of the Huskie Cross Country team’s desire to race in orange singlets in honour of Residential School Survivors and the thousands of children who never made it home. This...

2020 Arctic Winter Games: Cultural Program & Gala – A Circumpolar Approach

February 19, 2020
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the fourth blog of a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the previous blogs about the development of the Games, volunteer recruitment, and...

Volunteer Recruitment at the 2020 Arctic Winter Games

November 20, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the third blog of a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the first blog, about the development of the Games; and the second about...

Reconciliation as a Social Legacy of the 2020 Arctic Winter Games

August 21, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the second blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the first blog, about the development of the Games. Watch for the next...

2020 Arctic Winter Games: How Uneven Competition Led to Significant Change in Northern Sport Development

June 21, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the first blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Subsequent blogs will focus on the logistical challenges of hosting in a smaller centre,...

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