Cultivating Presence and Creating Possibilities: Indigenous Multisport Events and the Contributions of Indigenous...

Indigenous multisport events (MSEs) represent important cultural spaces, with many Indigenous Peoples sharing the opportunities that these events provide to gather, demonstrate sport excellence, and share their cultures. Within the available perspectives on MSE, Indigenous Peoples who experience disability are not represented. We thus examined the contributions to and perspectives on Indigenous MSEs of Indigenous Peoples who experience disability. Using intersectional theory, qualitative description, and Indigenous methodologies, we conducted six semistructured interviews with Indigenous Peoples who experience disability and whose subjectivities are shaped by varied experiences, including those of gender, age, income, family, and culture. We constructed three themes using reflexive thematic analysis: (a) feeling ready/open to contribute to Indigenous MSEs, (b) cultivating an Indigenous disability presence at Indigenous MSEs, and (c) Indigenous disability advocacy in conversation with Indigenous MSEs. These findings promote the visibility of Indigenous Peoples who experience disability and join dialogues related to Indigenous sport and disability justice.