Arctic Winter Games Open in Alberta
March 8th, 2010 | By Nora Sawyer | Filed in Community News, Current Events, INUIT
Image via CBC
Now that the Olympic Winter Games have ended, it’s time for the Arctic Winter Games, where youths from indigenous communities throughout the circumpolar regions gather to compete.
Like the Vancouver Olympics, Winter Games organizers in Grande Prairie have had to contend with unseasonably warm weather this year, as well as the difficulties inherent in being the southernmost community to ever host the games. Difficulties which seem to include a certain amount of ribbing from the visiting teams:
“Theres things called trees that we’re not used to, and that’s going to be a little bit of a surprise to our dogs,” said John Hickes, a dog-mushing coach from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
The theme of this year’s event is the Hero’s Journey, and Sunday’s opening ceremony drew upon the stories and traditions of various northern communities.
Good luck to all the athletes!
via CBC News – Edmonton – Arctic Winter Games open in Alberta.
