Published Apr 2, 2024 by Grace More than 260 middle school, high school, college and adult athletes from more than 20 communities will compete in 12 events that are based on ancient hunting and survival skills of Indigenous people.
The event will feature visiting teams from Seattle and Whitehorse and from across Alaska, including Hoonah, Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg, Kake, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Anchorage, Seward, Sterling, Homer, Chickaloon Village, Utqiagvik and Nome.
Students will represent teams from across the University of Alaska system, as well as Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
It will also feature Juneau teams from Dzántik’i Héeni Middle School, Floyd Dryden Middle School, Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, Thunder Mountain High School, Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School, University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy Program.
The Traditional Games includes a variety of athletic events that test skills of strength, agility, balance, endurance and focus.
These games are based on hunting and survival skills of the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and across the Arctic going back hundreds of years.
Athletes strive to perform at their personal best while helping and supporting their fellow competitors, no matter what team they represent.
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