This May the National Museum of the American Indian was privileged to host four remarkable Inuit women from Nunavut who were in Washington as guests of the Embassy of Canada to attend the opening of ...

Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the Alaskan high... Eskimo-Indian Olympics Capture Native Traditions ...

The 58th World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO) will take place at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks from July 17 to 20. Over the course of four days, athletes will participate in the knuckle hop, four-man ...

Last week, Fairbanks hosted the annual World Eskimo Indian Olympics. The four-day event showcases cultural practices and traditions of Inuit, Iñupiaq, Yup’ik and other circumpolar Indigenous ...

With the confidence of a seasoned athlete, Reggie Joule soared above the seal blanket at the Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks. Sticking to his longtime blanket toss style, Joule went for a backflip, ...

Ezra Elisoff of Juneau takes his turn during the Two Foot High Kick finals at the 2021 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks. Elisoff won third place male for the Two Foot High Kick, second place ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - From jaw-dropping to grimace-inducing to just plain silly, it’s hard to take your eyes off the action at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. WEIO — pronounced “wee-oh” for short — is ...

In the Arctic, the Inuits have adapted to severe cold and a predominantly seafood diet. After the first population genomic analysis of the Greenland Inuits (Fumagalli ...

The Inuit women whose work is chronicled in “Akunnittinni: A Kinngait Family Portrait” are known for illustrating life’s intimacies within their Arctic communities and families, as well as life’s ...

Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the blanket toss, the Alaskan high kick, the seal hop and the ear pull ...