In a sport usually dominated by men, 13-year-old Waasayah Munro-Soldier excels at archery. Now, she’s set her sights on hunting with a bow and arrow — something that will connect her to traditional Indigenous values and practices.
When Waasayah first heard about archery, the member of Swan Lake First Nation in Manitoba says she didn’t realize it was an actual sport. She was initially intrigued by archery hunting videos that she saw online.
“When I was first thinking about archery, I guess I started growing into it, like naturally, and started getting into it more,” she said. “When I started learning archery, I guess I