S1 E6 Court Larabee - A Holistic Approach
    Kris

    Hey everyone. Thank you for joining me on the BIPoC Outside Podcast. I'm Kris Cromwell. And today we're sitting down with Court Larabee. Court is the Founder and Executive Director of the Indigenous Life Sport Academy. ISLA. The Indigenous relations specialist for Whistler Blackcomb and himself, a multi-sport athlete.

    So let's get into it.

    Court. Thank you so much for joining me today.

    Court

    Thank you very much for having me. We've been looking forward to doing this interview.

    Kris

    Awesome. Awesome. So have I, so you're in whistle now, but you grew up in Ontario. I want to ask a few questions about you first. How, what was your introduction to snow sports?

    Court

    Certainly my introduction to snow, but snow sports was almost like a two-prong approach. I had six sisters, so I had a large demand to get out of the house and play. And then secondly, there was a school program that gave me the opportunity to try skiing and get onto the resort. Rentals and lessons.

    So without, without that program, I would have never been able to afford to access the mountain.

    Kris

    Yeah, fair enough. So I know that you are still a huge snowboarder and as you mentioned to me previously now a skateboarder. So what is it that you look for when you, like, what feelings are you looking for when you're getting out into the sport?

    Court

    certainly it's the reconnection to land is so important to our Indigenous culture. And for me personally, what drives me to the sports that I do. I, I tend to focus on unstructured sports and that's the focus of our non-profit as well, too. So sports, you don't need a team sports, you don't need a practice date.

    You can just pick up your piece of equipment or whatever, whatever it is, and, you know, waste away your mental anguish and stresses of the day. So yeah, that's, that's kind of what led me into it.

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