She’s the only Indigenous player from B.C. who will be competing in the New Orleans competition
After grieving the death of her mother, a Prince George roller derby player is lacing up her skates to take the world’s stage once again as she competes for Team Indigenous Rising at an upcoming competition in New Orleans.
Wesley is Tsimshian from Kitselas First Nation and Lax Kw Alaams, B.C. and comes from the house of T’ax’ayee and her tribe is Gisbutwada . She then played with the North Coast Nightmares from 2013 until 2020, when she lost her mother to cancer. “I was in my depression and thinking about retiring, but as soon as I went to one of their practices and seeing how open and welcoming they were, I knew I didn’t want to give up roller derby.”
“To be back at it again, I definitely want to go to World Cup for the second time and push myself a little bit further than I did last time.” As roller derby is a self-funded sport, Rated PG Roller Derby and Wesley are now fundraising to first help the costs associated with sending Wesley to the New Orleans tournament and then onto the 2023 RollerCon in Las Vegas.
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