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The 64th World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games will take place at the Carlson Center from Wednesday through Saturday, showcasing ...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - The 2025 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO) kicked off Wednesday. Members of the community as well as attendees from around the world came to the Carlson Center in ...
WEIO is a cornerstone of summer in Fairbanks, and one of the most enduring celebrations of Indigenous strength, tradition and community anywhere in the world.
World Eskimo and Indian Olympics has begun and world records have already been broken by a notable competitor.
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 kick, the seal hop and the ear pull, many of ...
In the Arctic, the Inuits have adapted to severe cold and a predominantly seafood diet. Now, a team of scientists led by Fernando Racimo, Rasmus Nielsen et al. have followed up on the first ...
Nunavut Day is celebrated on July 9th every year. Discover Nunavut Day's history, timeline, and facts. Learn how Canada's newest territory emerged from Indigenous self-determination, celebrating Inuit ...
Taking bronze in the blanket toss among men at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics and winning the overall “Bud” Hagberg Memorial Sportsmanship Athletic Award this year was a surprise for him.
While the Summer Olympics get underway in Tokyo, Alaska Natives hold a competition that honors their culture and traditions.
APPRAISER: Terminology is evolving, and the term, um, "Eskimo" is becoming, uh, less favorable, and, and is, is properly being replaced with, um, First Nation people, Inuit Native American.
‘Akunnittinni’ Brings Works of Three Generations of Inuit Artists to the National Museum of the American Indian in New York Exhibition Features Prints, Drawings by Pitseolak Ashoona, Napachie ...
How the traditions of the hunt from hundreds of years before live on in an unusual annual sporting event in Alaska.