Comparison of Australia and Canada by https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h Government involvement and effectiveness en-us 2019-05-09 23:52:40 UTC 2019-05-10 00:23:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Canada pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358703763 2019-05-09 23:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358703763 Australia pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358703795 2019-05-09 23:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358703795 Sport schemes pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358703945 Move it AUS- 
Provided people with grants to participate in sport based activities
All goes through Sport Australia ]]> 2019-05-09 23:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358703945 Australia pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358704260 total government funding for sport and recreation in Australia amounted to 110 AUD per head population. 
THAT IS A LOT shows how much they want to increase total numbers of participation in sport for citizens in Australia]]> 2019-05-09 23:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358704260 Disability pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705010 Australia, in Australia people with disabilities also increase funding from government- $134 million of grants to national sports organisations in year 2011-2012. Paralympics received most funding from government in Australia. ]]> 2019-05-10 00:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705010 Canada pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705383 Canada have a national indigenous peoples day held on 21st June where they celebrate the culture of indigenous people and how they contribute to their culture. ]]> 2019-05-10 00:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705383 Indigenous people pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705547 in both countries, 
indigenous people have played own sports and learnt other life skills on their own to begin with and the games are known to have developed from them. ]]> 2019-05-10 00:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705547 pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705795 Tom Longboat was an Onondaga long distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1907 and represented Canada in the 1908 Olympics in Paris.]]> 2019-05-10 00:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705795 pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705845 Another award winner, Mohawk water polo player Waneek Horn-Miller, co-captained the Canadian national team at the 2000 Olympics. Horn-Miller is one of many Indigenous Olympians, including Shirley and Sharon Firth (Gwich’in cross-country skiers), Carey Price (Nuxalk and Southern Carrier hockey player) and Carolyn Darbyshire-McRorie (Métis curler).]]> 2019-05-10 00:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705845 Today, the Games take place every three years and bring together Indigenous youth to compete in sports such as canoeing, kayaking, softball, swimming, wrestling, and volleyball. The next Games will be held in Halifax in 2020. pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705886 2019-05-10 00:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705886 THIS ALL ADDS UP TO GOVERNMENT BECOMING INVOLVED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND SENSE OF BELONGING FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND MAKES FEEL INCLUDED. pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705955 2019-05-10 00:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358705955 a constant cycle. pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358708180 if Australia and Canada are doing well in sport but don't involve the indigenous population, will they get funding from government and will they get slated etc.. 
so do they involve them because they've brought some sport about and because they want all the citizens to feel involved and participate in sport. 

if all the citizens in Australia and Canada are involved and enjoying sport, it lives up to their goals of 'national identity' and unifying the country together. 

]]> 2019-05-10 00:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358708180 is this why so much funding goes into the indigenous population to promote the idea of 'national identity' and the countries being ONE? pinksport https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358708538 2019-05-10 00:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pinksport/fvuoxs7vnj4h/wish/358708538