Interview with Shawnee Scatliff

Partial Transcript: I was born in Winnipeg Manitoba, and I pretty much grew up here. Pretty much til I finished sort of my competitive years in figure skating and tennis...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee tells us a little bit about where she was born, where she grew up, and where she lives now.

Keywords: Winnipeg

Partial Transcript: Well I'll start with how I first became involved, so I didn't know anything about the Canada Games...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee explains how she participated in the Canada Games as an athlete, became involved over a decade later as a staff member in 1987, and has since been involved in almost every Canada Games with Team Manitoba.

Keywords: 1967 Canada Winter Games in Quebec City; Medical Liaison; Sport Medicine Council; Team Manitoba; Tennis; figure skating

Partial Transcript: Because, one of the most exciting things about the Canada Games, my first one, is that we were going to fly...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee recollects some of her first Canada Games experience, as a figure skater for Team Manitoba at age 10.

Keywords: Chateau Frontenac; Figure skating; Snowstorm; Team Manitoba; airplane

Partial Transcript: So in '71 I was a little bit more seasoned, knew what to expect...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee recollects her memories of the 1971 Canada Winter Games in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, at age 14.

Keywords: Athletes Village; Eatons; Saskatchewan; Saskatoon; Team Manitoba; Toller Cranston; figure skating

Partial Transcript: Yeah the Games were a big deal to make the Canada Games because sometimes if you wanted to compete provincially in those days you basically could go to the competition...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about why the Canada Games were a big deal to her and the people around her in the 1960s and 1970s.

Keywords: Olympics; Try-out

Subjects: Media

Partial Transcript: You know what, I saw that question and I thought about it. I think I was too young to even know that...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about the benefits of sport from her perspective, although she was possibly at the time too young to be aware of general trends in sport culture yet.

Keywords: ParticipACTION

Subjects: Athlete Mentality in Competitions; Sport & Recreation in Canada

Partial Transcript: Well being Assistant Chef, being a chef or an assistant chef, because the person I worked with we basically kind of shared the duties a lot of times.

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about her role as Assistant Chef for Team Manitoba.

Keywords: Cheering; Competition; Gear; Team Manitoba; Uniform

Subjects: Friendships at the Canada Games; Mission Staff

Partial Transcript: As far as being an athlete, probably don't keep in contact with any of them as much, but I do remember when I went for tennis...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about her relationships with the Mission Staff of other provinces and territories at the Canada Games.

Keywords: Romantic Relationships; Winnipeg

Subjects: Canada Games Family; Friendships at the Canada Games; Mission Staff

Partial Transcript: The pin thing is huge, it's almost bigger than I ever could have imagined.

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about the tradition of pin trading from both an athlete and an organizer's perspective.

Keywords: Nunavut; Pin(s)

Subjects: Pin collecting

Partial Transcript: Yes so I did my last Games and then I thought I probably had finished my term as Assistant Chef de Mission for Team Manitoba...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about her role in Mission Services during the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Keywords: Mission Services

Subjects: Host Society; Mission Staff; Organizing the Canada Games

Partial Transcript: Besides '67 obviously you know, that's obviously amazing. All the Games were great but the ones that stood out the most for me is when my children competed.

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about her favourite Canada Games as the ones where her three children compteted.

Keywords: Halifax; New Brunswick; PEI; Rowing; Shooting; Whitehorse; Yukon; synchronized swimming

Partial Transcript: So doping, I think it started in Alberta was the first time that they, not that doping started, but that they did testing for it...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about how the athlete drug testing works at the Canada Games.

Keywords: CCES; Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport; Doping/Drugs; Drug Testing; Performance Enhancement Seminars

Subjects: Drug Testing/Anti-Doping Movement; Health & Healthcare

Partial Transcript: Definitely seen changes, whether it's different because you're a male or a female, I'm gonna say not anymore...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about gender equity at the Canada Games for athletes, coaches, and administrators, and how she saw it change over time.

Keywords: CAAWS; Canada Games Council; Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport; Coach(es); Equity; Women's Hockey

Subjects: Women & Gender Equity

Partial Transcript: You know, as well as the chefs are, and like I said I think we work together really well, there was an incident one year...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about how she has seen provinces and territories working together at the Canada Games to ensure a positive experience for all athletes.

Keywords: Attorney General; Canadian Flag; Prime Minister; Provincial Flag; Stephen Harper

Subjects: Unity Through Sport

Partial Transcript: As far as First Nations, pretty much most Games I would think they have been involved in opening or closing ceremonies.

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about the intentional inclusion of Indigenous culture at the Canada Games.

Keywords: NAG; North American Indigenous Games; Opening Ceremonies

Subjects: Indigenous/First Nations Relations

Partial Transcript: Special Olympics and the para-sports are becoming more and more in the Games...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about diversity and inclusion in general at the Canada Games.

Keywords: Para-athletes; Paralympics; Special Olympics; Transgender athletes

Subjects: (Dis)Abilities; Inclusivity in Sport; LGBTQ2+ Rights

Partial Transcript: Medical, ok first of all, the teams on every province and territory got much bigger, they brought more sport science support with them.

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about technological changes at the Canada Games over time on both the medical and media side of things.

Keywords: Chiropractor; Doctor; Medical; Physiotherapist; Polyclinic; Social Media; Sport psychology; Support staff

Subjects: Health & Healthcare; Media; Technology

Partial Transcript: I'm a big promoter of Canada Games but I think it's right to be that way.

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about how the Canada Games unify Canadians.

Keywords: Billet; Cheering; Maritimes; Newfoundland; Ringette; Team Manitoba; Territories

Subjects: Canadian Identity; Unity Through Sport

Partial Transcript: You know, I guess as a woman in a leadership role that would be part of it, learning leadership.

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about the different personal skills she's developed while working at the Canada Games throughout her life.

Keywords: Mediation; Winnipeg Jets

Subjects: Career Impacts

Partial Transcript: You know, we never went to Niagara for any Games, this is the first time we've had it...

Segment Synopsis: Shawnee talks about the 2022 Canada Summer Games happening in Niagara.

Keywords: Covid-19; Social Media