Saskatchewan Indigenous sports builder Tony Cote recently passed away at the age of 84.

Cote founded the First Nations Summer Games in the mid-1970s and the event now bears his name.

 He is also credited with establishing one of the first indoor hockey rinks on a Saskatchewan First Nation and starting the first all-Indigenous Junior B hockey team in the province.

 Cote was a recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and a member of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.

 He also served as chief of the Cote First Nation in the early 1970s and was a Korean War veteran.

 At a press conference, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron took a few minutes out to reflect on Cote’s influence and impact.

Saskatchewan Indigenous sports builder Tony Cote recently passed away at the age of 84.
Cote founded the First Nations Summer Games in the mid-1970s and the event now bears his name.
&nbsp;He is also credited with establishing one of the first indoor hockey rinks on a Saskatchewan First Nation and starting the first all-Indigenous Junior B hockey team in the province.
&nbsp;Cote was a recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and a member of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
&nbsp;He also served as chief of the Cote First Nation in the early 1970s and was a Korean War veteran.
&nbsp;At a press conference, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron took a few minutes out to reflect on Cote&rsquo;s influence and impact.

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