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From the desk of Dexter Bruisedhead President of the C.I.R.R.A February 19, 2018 T he 2018 Canadian Indian Relay Association season will be another one for the history books. This year we have more events planned and have expanded into Saskatchewan. Our schedule will begin June 9 with an event being held almost every weekend until our championship, September 7-9. We have signed a five- year agreement to host the Canadian Championships in Lethbridge Alberta. This allows us to plan well in advance and to begin promoting very early. The news from the nations is that many new teams are forming which will increase the program. We are inviting the USA teams to compete as we had only one purchase a membership in 2017 and were very successful. We have also added a USA Rep to our executive board (Harold Wippert). To accommodate the growth we will also increase the number of teams that will qualify for the championships. The plan will be to double from 12 to 24 teams. The Chief race will have an age limit of 35 and older and must wear a headdress. The horse used will be one of the following: paint, roan or appaloosa and will be the most colorful and decorated event we will feature. We will also introduce a Little Braves race for 13 years and under. Depending on the size of horse (pony or regular size) they will run either run 1 furlong or more (1 lap). The other addition to this year’s cham- pionship will be to have native competition dancing rather then a demonstration. Attached is a member- ship application you can download, scan and email back to CIRRA. CANADIAN INDIAN RELAY RACING ASSOCIATION PO BOX 747, STANDOFF, AB, T0L 1Y0, PHONE [phone] EMAIL [email protected] C.I.R.RA MEMBERSHIP 22