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Nov 23, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Kelly Holmes |Liz Edwards
To mark the 20th anniversary of her winning the 800m and 1,500m golds at the Athens Olympics, Dame Kelly Holmes has this year set herself 20 tasks, including trekking to Machu Picchu with her youth-development charity the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, completing the A to Z of Parkruns and taking on the Three Peaks Challenge in St Lucia. This involves scaling Gros Piton (798m), Petit Piton (739m) and Mount Gimie (950m).
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
news.williamhill.com | Harry Edward |Kelly Holmes |Conor Niland |David Peace
Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes is among the six authors shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2024. Holmes’ memoir Unique provides a fascinating insight into the British athlete’s private life, from her early career in the military to reaching the pinnacle of her sport, while concealing her identity as a gay woman until publicly coming out in 2022 at the age of 52.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
news.williamhill.com | Harry Edward |Mark Hodgkinson |Kelly Holmes |David Horspool
The most prestigious literary prize in the sporting world, the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, has announced its longlist for this year’s competition. Since 1989, we’ve seen the likes of Duncan Hamilton, Michael Holding and Jeremy Wilson walk away with the top prize, while last year saw Lauren Fleshman win with her book ‘Good for a Girl’.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
nativemaxmagazine.com | Kelly Holmes
“Dirt Roads,” Tia Wood’s first single and music video, is premiering this weekend, and we can’t wait! The 25-year-old Plains Cree/Coast Salish R&B singer will premiere her first single and music video on June 21, 2024. Over the past three weeks, Tia has been teasing the long-awaited video and song on her social media platforms.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
nativemaxmagazine.com | Kelly Holmes
Lucie Skjefte has been an artist all her life. With a background in graphic art, design, and advertising, Lucie is no stranger to the design process of large brands like Minnetonka. Minnetonka is a Minneapolis, Minnesota, moccasin brand that has been designing and selling Native-inspired footwear since the 1940s.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
nativemaxmagazine.com | Kelly Holmes
2024 is an Olympic year, which got us excited to discuss athleticism through an Indigenous lens with two of today’s most talented and inspiring Native Athletes. Olympic medallist Janee’ Kassanavoid is an American track and field athlete who specializes in hammer throw. We sat down with her to ask her about her athletic and cultural journey and what’s in store for her future. Marʉawe! I am Janee’ Kassanavoid and I am Nʉmʉnʉʉ (comanche). NMM: What started your journey?
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
nativemaxmagazine.com | Kelly Holmes
Christian Allaire (Ojibwe) is the Senior Fashion and Style Writer at Vogue, where he covers celebrity style, red-carpet fashion, trends, emerging designers, and more. He incorporates Indigenous fashion and culture into many of his articles, highlighting our beautiful traditions and stories to Vogue World’s vast audience. This write-up is no different, shining a spotlight on the biennial Indigenous Fashion Arts (IFA) festival. To read the full article and see more pictures, click here.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
nativemaxmagazine.com | Kelly Holmes
Artistic Director Dr. Shirley Cheechoo CM is pleased to announce programming for the 7th Annual Weengushk International Film Festival (WIFF), which will take place July 11-14, 2024, on Manitoulin Island in northern Ontario. The Weengushk International Film Festival is Northern Ontario’s premier Indigenous film festival, dedicated to honoring the Residential School Warriors (Survivors) through powerful storytelling and cinematic excellence.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
nativemaxmagazine.com | Kelly Holmes
Anticipating the exciting release of the new and quite literal chilling Indigenous thriller “Cold Road,” we were fortunate to sit down with the amazingly talented star, Roseanne Supernault. Continue reading for the full interview. Kelly: How did you come into this role? What was your initial reaction to learning about your character, Tracy? Roseanne: “I was fortunate enough to audition for the role of Tracy, and then I went through a callback process.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
nativemaxmagazine.com | Kelly Holmes
Back in April of 2023, Native Max Magazine’s ‘Expanding Indigenous Women’ issue came onto the scene featuring Amber Midthunder. We sat down with the talented actress to learn more about her work in the entertainment industry and her passion for film.
