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Flag bearers from Canada, Mikael Kingsbury and Marielle Thompson, lead the team during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP)

How Indigenous athletes challenge simple ideas of national unity at the Olympics

Taylor McKee, Brock University; Janelle Joseph, University of Toronto; Brock University, and Lucas Rotondo, Brock University

As the 2026 Winter Olympics approach, Indigenous athletes reveal why using the Olympics to perform Canadian sovereignty is never simple.

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