Photo Credit: Prince George Cougars

By Sam Bennison

PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS

Cougars new Indigenous jersey as sharp as their claws

Jan 9, 2024 | 1:15 PM

PRINCE GEORGE— The Prince George Cougars have unveiled their new Indigenous jersey for their second annual Indigenous Hocky Night happening on January 20 at the CN Centre. The Cougars will battle the Portland Winterhawks puck drop at 6 p.m.

The jersey is designed by local artist Kym Gouchie and digitized by Ray Desjarlais. It features an ornate Boos Cho logo on the front, which means big cat in english. It also has Boos Cho written on the front and sides in carrier syllabic surround by fish bones to “represent the DNA of salmon and the ancient trees it can be found in the tops of.

“All of the design components honour our relationship with the land and each other,” explains Kym Gouchie.

“In recent years our Lheidli Elder Clifford Quaw has met with the team to share his experiences as a survivor of the Lejac Residential School. The team travelled to the site of the former Lejac Residential School last year where Elder Clifford shared more stories of his time there as a student, saying Cheif Dolleen Logan marking on the Cougars relationship with Lheidli T’enneh. “The Cougars have clearly demonstrated their commitment to partnership and to better understand the ‘Truth’ about ‘Truth and Reconciliation’. Their actions today and in hosting the second Annual Indigenous Hockey Night at CN Centre on January 20 leave no doubt that this Western Hockey Club is serious about their relationship with our nation and all Indigenous hockey fans in our home community of Prince George and throughout Northern BC and we appreciate that.”

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“I am honoured on behalf of our players,coaches, staff and fans to make this pledge of Respectful Acknowledgement to Chief Logan and her nation. Our hockey club live, works and plays its games in CN Centre which is located on the unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation,” says Taylor Dakers, Director of Business Operations. “And, because the Lheidli T’enneh have welcomed visitors to their ancestral lands for thousands of years, other Indigenous communities and hockey fans feel welcome when they attend our games. I echo Chief Logan’s remarks about the special partnership our hockey club and her nation have built these past few years. Our club believes it is our responsibility to help our players become better at hockey but also, to learn about the history of our Host First Nation, the Lheidli T’enneh and to become better citizens. We believe our pledge of Respectful Acknowledgement will help us in this pursuit.”

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