Journey Rooted in Resilience
Despite his family being from Thunderchild First Nation in Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Michael Linklater was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1982.
“Thunderchild is where our family is from. My mother was a part of the 60s Scoop, and that’s how she ended up in New Jersey,” Linklater said.
However, Linklater returned to Canada shortly after his birth, where he grew up and eventually moved to Saskatoon at 10 years old. It was during this time that basketball became his calling.
“Hockey wasn’t something that was feasible for me, but there was an outdoor basketball court at my elementary school. That’s what inspired me. It was accessible and all you needed was a $5 rubber ball. I just fell in love with the game,” he said.
That love turned into excellence. At Mount Royal Collegiate, he was a multi-sport athlete and team captain, winning Athlete of the Year from Grades 9 to 11. By the end of high school, he had already started dreaming of the big stage.
“After I started playing basketball, I made the decision that I wanted to play at the highest level and I visualized playing at the highest level,” he said.
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