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- Lara Mussell Savage is a two time world champion in Ultimate, earning a gold medal in both 2000 and 2004, as well as bronze medals in 1998 and 2008. Leading up 2010, Lara was a part of the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) as Project Manager for Aboriginal Sport and Youth, and helped run the Air Canada PGA Tour. Adding to her resume, in 2015 Mussell Savage became an ambassador for viaSport’s Gender Equity #LevelTheField campaign promoting gender equity in sport and became a Trustee for the British Columbia (BC) Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. Mussell Savage is also a member and elected Councillor of Skwah First Nation, and was awarded the Tom Longboat Award as Canada’s Female Aboriginal Athlete of the Year in 2005. Lara Mussell Savage was raised on the Skwah First Nation territory in Chilliwack. and completed her bachelor's degree (BKin - Sport Management) at the University of British Columbia and master's degree (MBA) at Simon Fraser University. Since her retirement from Ultimate in 2008, Lara has continued to be an active advocate for Indigenous sport. Mussell Savage was inducted into the Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 for her achievements in and contribution to sport and is the first female and first Indigenous inductee. Mussell Savage currently resides in Chilliwack, BC, on the Skwah Reserve, with her husband, Kirk Savage (also a World Champion Ultimate athlete and hall of famer), and their two children. (en)
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- Lara Mussell Savage is a two time world champion in Ultimate, earning a gold medal in both 2000 and 2004, as well as bronze medals in 1998 and 2008. Leading up 2010, Lara was a part of the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) as Project Manager for Aboriginal Sport and Youth, and helped run the Air Canada PGA Tour. Adding to her resume, in 2015 Mussell Savage became an ambassador for viaSport’s Gender Equity #LevelTheField campaign promoting gender equity in sport and became a Trustee for the British Columbia (BC) Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. Mussell Savage is also a member and elected Councillor of Skwah First Nation, and was awarded the Tom Longboat Award as Canada’s Female Aboriginal Athlete of the Year in 2005. (en)
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