First ever Indigenous woman with a Pro card competes in K-Days Alberta Strongman Competition

Angie Houle lifting a 350 pound tire at the K Days Alberta Strongman competition (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)

K-Days 2023 hosted the Alberta Strongman Competition, where many who attended witnessed the first Indigenous woman competing with a pro card.

Alberta Strongwoman competitor Angie Houle from Whitefish Lake First Nation spoke with Windspeaker Radio Network about her journey that she took to get to the competition, and to be the first Indigenous woman in Canada to receive her pro card at the age of forty.

Angie Houle lifting a 180 pond weight in the Alberta Strongman Competition (Photo Credits – Daniel Barker-Tremblay)

Houle says that discovering the Strongman competition helped with mental health, and competing came naturally from having previous experience in competing in sports when she was younger.

Whitefish Lake First Nation’s Angie Houle ready to compete in the 2023 K-Days Alberta Strongman Competition (Photo Credits – Daniel Barker-Tremblay)

Houle hopes by accomplishing this feat, it will make her community of Whitefish Lake First Nation proud, along with inspiring youth that there is more to purse in the world of sports.