Check Out These Native American Athletes at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Brigette Lacquette is the first First Nations woman ever chosen for the Canadian women's Olympic hockey team and will represent Canada at PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The 25-year-old Métis woman was selected from more than 250 young female hockey players (and aspiring Olympians!) at a special ceremony in Calgary.

Rene Bourque is a Métis, right wing hockey player who will be defending Canada's gold in men's ice hockey at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. He has also played in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Colorado Avalanche.

Spencer O'Brien is recognized as one of the world's most skilled snowboarders. Her grandmother is from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation. Spencer has donated equipment to the First Nations Snowboard Team and is involved with promoting health and wellness in Indigenous communities with Nike N7.

Kevin Koe is a three-time Canadian champion and a two-time world champion on the Canadian National curling team. Kevin is Indigenous, as his dad, Fred Koe, is a member of the Gwi'chin First Nation in the Northwest Territories.

Jesse Cockney, Cross Country Skiing, is a proud Inuvialuk from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Jesse started skiing when he was just three years old. Jesse mentors First Nations, Inuit and Metis students through the Classroom Champions program and considers it a unique experience to connect with aboriginal students like himself.