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SAGA 7ABCs

Sail the 7ABCs

The 2042 Vision

Charting the course from March 2026 to Brisbane 2032 and beyond — a 16-year journey to bring Indigenous, street, and traditional games to the world stage.

Four Phases of the Voyage

Foundation 2026-2028 Launch the fleet, establish alliances
Growth 2028-2030 Expand the network, deepen partnerships
Recognition 2030-2035 Olympic presentation, global visibility
Legacy 2035-2042 Self-sustaining, community-led, enduring

The Journey

We Are Here
2026

Launch the Fleet

foundation

SAGA sets sail. FIFA World Cup brings Indigenous partnership to the global stage. NYO and Makahiki seasons anchor our first year of operation.

Feb 6-22
Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Winter games context for Arctic sports traditions
Feb 27 - Mar 1
Junior NYO Games ~500 Alaska Native youth athletes compete in Anchorage
Mar 8-15
Arctic Winter Games Whitehorse, Yukon — circumpolar athletic competition
Apr 16-18
Senior NYO Games Alaska Airlines Center, UAA Campus, Anchorage
Jun 11 - Jul 19
FIFA World Cup 2026 48 teams across US/Mexico/Canada — Puyallup Tribe as Seattle's Indigenous partner
Jul ~15-18
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Annual gathering in Fairbanks, Alaska
~Nov 15
Makahiki Season Opens Season of peace, harvest, and Hawaiian games begins
2027

First Crossings

foundation

The fleet's first major voyage — North American Indigenous Games bring 6,000+ athletes to Calgary. Reciprocity network pilot with 3-5 founding communities.

Jul 25-31
North American Indigenous Games Calgary, Alberta — ~6,000 participants from across North America
Year-round
Reciprocity Network Pilot First athlete exchanges between founding hometowns
2028

Olympic Harbor

growth

LA 2028 Olympics — SAGA athletes and traditions visible on the world stage. WHBL targets national recognition.

Jul 14-30
LA 2028 Summer Olympics Baseball returns as Olympic sport — street and Indigenous games showcase events
Aug 15-27
LA 2028 Paralympics Accessible games representation
Year-round
WHBL National Recognition HalfBall achieves national-level organized play
2030

Charting New Waters

growth

French Alps Winter Olympics. SAGA's eco-tourism network operational with 20+ communities. Global reciprocity exchanges active.

Feb 1-17
French Alps Winter Olympics First regional Olympic model — distributed across multiple Alpine communities
Year-round
Reciprocity Network Scale 20+ communities, active cross-cultural exchanges
2032

Brisbane Horizon

recognition

The fleet arrives. Brisbane 2032 — Indigenous, street, and traditional games presented for Olympic recognition. SAGA athletes from every continent converge.

Jul 23 - Aug 8
Brisbane 2032 Summer Olympics SAGA's target — Indigenous and street sports recognition on the Olympic stage
Aug 24 - Sep 5
Brisbane 2032 Paralympics Accessible games on the global stage
During Olympics
Global Reciprocity Summit All SAGA communities gather — the fleet as one
2042

The Legacy Fleet

legacy

16 years of sailing. A global network of communities connected through sport, culture, and reciprocity. The 7ABCs are the sails. The games are the wind. The fleet endures.

Ongoing
SAGA 2042 Vision Self-sustaining global reciprocity network — communities teaching communities through games
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First time in FIFA World Cup™ history that an indigenous people have entered into partnership with any host city.
— Puyallup Tribe · Seattle 2026

Join the Voyage

The fleet sails March 2026.

The Alliance Reciprocity Network