▁friendly ▁competition ▁meant ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁community ▁together . ▁ ▁During ▁Richard ▁Peter ' s ▁time ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Par al ym pic ▁Team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁First ▁Nations ▁ath lete ▁on ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Trib al ▁contributions ▁ ▁Peter ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cow ich an ▁tribe ▁in ▁Dun can ▁and ▁has ▁sat ▁on ▁comm itte es ▁to ▁contribute ▁his ▁knowledge ▁in ▁making ▁dec isions . ▁One ▁such ▁decision ▁was ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁B . C . ▁Summer ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁At ▁this ▁event , ▁Peter ▁lit ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁tor ch ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁a ▁role ▁model ▁and ▁motiv ational ▁speaker . ▁The ▁event ▁itself ▁was ▁inf used ▁with ▁Ind igen ous ▁elements ▁like ▁the ▁bless ing ▁and ▁blank eting ▁ceremony ▁in ▁the ▁beginning , ▁having ▁many ▁signs ▁posted ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁First ▁Nations ▁language ▁in ▁that ▁area , ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁Sport , ▁Phys ical ▁Activity ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Council ▁to ▁create ▁more ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁Ind igen ous ▁athlet es ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁Ind igen ous ▁sports . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁assist ing ▁Richard ▁finan cially , ▁the ▁tribe ▁itself ▁inv ests ▁money ▁into ▁other ▁youth ▁sports , ▁allowing ▁for ▁more ▁participation . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁the ▁tribe ▁inv ests ▁about ▁$ 3 5 . 2 ▁million ▁into ▁their ▁local ▁community . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁include