Organizers and directors are already making plans for the 58th Opaskwayak Indigenous Days, (OID) which will be held this year on August 12 to 18. A big part of the events is the OID Princess Pageant and directors have put out a call for all Indigenous girls interested in running.
“It’s really exciting and I’m super pumped to be a part of it,” said OID Senior Princess Pageant Director Jett Bignell. “I ran when I was 17 years old and it was one of my most favourite experiences. I graduated high school and then I ran. It was exciting for me, because I got to be around our elders and involved with the youth kind of like a big sister role model. For the most part, I still talk to many of those women today.