Athletes from 40 tribal communities across the country play in annual Indigenous Bowl

80 athletes from 40 tribal communities across the country participated in the NFL’s 5th annual Indigenous Bowl Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Three Ojibwe students from Minnesota took part in this year’s event.

U.S. Senator Tina Smith took part in the coin toss.

“To see these kids be able to come together and have this experience, you could just see them all standing up really tall and feeling really proud of what they were accomplishing,” she said.