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title: Who can participate in our sports development programs?
description: Our programs serve youth across all 133 Indigenous communities in Ontario.
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May 22, 2025

# Who can participate in our sports development programs?

## Our programs serve youth across all 133 Indigenous communities in Ontario.

Our sports development programs primarily serve Indigenous youth, with expanding opportunities for adults. We aim to engage all 133 First Nations communities, Métis, and urban Indigenous youth.

Various programs and bursaries are available to support Indigenous communities in sports programming.

- [FAQs](https://help.iswo.ca/faqs?hsLang=en-ca#main-content)

    - [Athletes](https://help.iswo.ca/faqs?hsLang=en-ca#athletes)
- [General](https://help.iswo.ca/general?hsLang=en-ca)
- [Sports](https://help.iswo.ca/sports?hsLang=en-ca#main-content)

    - [National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC)](https://help.iswo.ca/sports?hsLang=en-ca#national-aboriginal-hockey-championships-nahc)
    - [Coach Development](https://help.iswo.ca/sports?hsLang=en-ca#coach-development)
- [Standing Bear](https://help.iswo.ca/standing-bear?hsLang=en-ca)
- [Well Nation](https://help.iswo.ca/well-nation?hsLang=en-ca)
- [Bridge](https://help.iswo.ca/bridge?hsLang=en-ca)
- [Women & Girls](https://help.iswo.ca/women-girls?hsLang=en-ca)
- [Funding](https://help.iswo.ca/funding?hsLang=en-ca)

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