After a week of hosting thousands of athletes from across Saskatchewan, it was quiet in the athletes village on the last day of the Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games.
Sheldon Gamble and his team were in charge of cooking breakfast for thousands of athletes during the 2022 Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games at Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Gamble has been working as a cook for 37 years.
"It's something I really enjoyed doing," said Gamble, who is originally from Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation but lives and works at Whitecap Dakota First Nation. They also prepared lunch for the elders on site, volunteers "and whoever else that wanted to come and eat," said Gamble.Every day the 54-year-old enjoyed welcoming the young participants, making sure they were full and offering more food if they wanted.
"Gathering as First Nations people, we are all basically one family when we're all together like this even though we're all from different nationalities," said Gamble.Looking ahead to the next Tony Cote Games Virginia Burns might be among the potential group of cooks serving the kids at next year's Winter Games.
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