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“While there have been numerous cul- tural events taking place all week as part of the 2014 Winter Games, the main event highlights today’s schedule. As the weeklong celebration of sport and culture draws toward its Saturday conclusion, the first of NEW two Cultural Galas is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Hering Auditorium. ...” EXPOSURE Read more » PAGE 3

A snowboarder participates in the on Wednesday. Troy Bouffard/Ulu News

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDALS BY TEAM Ulu counts as of 9 p.m. Wednesday Today’s games » 3 Contingent Gold Silver Bronze Total Cultural events » 4 26 27 34 87 Mushing experience » 5 North 21 10 13 44 » 7 Greenland 5 3 2 10 » 8-9 NWT 10 12 15 37 Past athlete profile» 10 Volunteer profile» 11 - 3 6 7 16 Hand games » 12 3 3 4 10 Nunavut elder » 13 Sapmi 7 2 6 15 » 14 Yamal 22 35 8 65 Pins » 15 Yamal art » 16 12 11 21 44 Arctic Winter Games schedule: Today and Friday DENE GAMES—Ryan Middle Arctic Air, Junior Female and Male, Relay, 2:30 p.m. Heats 11:10 a.m.; Finals 1:50 p.m.; TODAY School, Finger Pull, Junior Female Juvenile Female and Male, 11 a.m. SNOWSHOE— Junior Female 1,500M, First Heats —Mt. Aurora and Open Male, 2 p.m.; Junior —Hutchison Birch Hill Recreation Area, Junior 11:30 a.m.; Finals 2 p.m.; Junior Skiland, Combined, Junior Female Male and Juvenile Female, 9 a.m. High School, Junior Mixed Mixed Relay, 11:30 a.m.; Juvenile Male 1,500M, First Heats 11:45 and Male and Juvenile Female and DOG MUSHING—Jeff Studdert Doubles, 10 am.; Junior Mixed Mixed Relay, 11:30 a.m. a.m.; Finals 2:15 p.m.; Juvenile Male, First Run 11:30 a.m.; Second Racegrounds, Junior Coed Team Team Event, 1 p.m.; Juvenile CROSS COUNTRY SKIING— Female 2,000M, 2:35 p.m.; Run 1:45 p.m. Four-Dog Race, 1:30 p.m.; Mixed Team Event, 10 a.m. Birch Hill Recreation Area, Juvenile Male 2,000M Relay, 2:40 ARCTIC SPORTS—Lathrop Juvenile Coed 7.5K Team Four- Relays, Junior Female 10 a.m.; p.m.; Junior Female 3,000 Relay, High School, One-Foot High Kick, —Randy Smith Dog Race, Noon. Junior Male 11 a.m.; Juvenile 2:45 p.m.; Junior Male 3,000M Junior and Open Female, 10 a.m., Middle School, Junior Female, FIGURE SKATING—Carlson Female, 10 a.m.; Junior Male, Junior and Open Male, 1 p.m.; Round-Robin Games, 8 a.m., Relay, 2:50 p.m. Center, Team Event (Axel, Double- 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Playoffs 7 11 a.m.; Midget Female, 10 a.m., SNOWSHOEING—Birch Hill Open Male Airplane, 7 p.m. Double Jump Combination, Flying —North Pole High p.m. and 9 p.m.; West Valley High Midget Male, 11 a.m. Recreation Area, Juvenile Female Came./Back Sit Spin), Layback/ School, Junior Male, Round Robin, —Fairbanks Curling 5K, 4 p.m.; Juvenile Male, 5K, 5 School, Junior Mixed Doubles Sideways Leaning Spin, Sit Spin, and Juvenile Mixed Doubles, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.; Playoffs Club, Junior Mixed Qualifying p.m.; Junior Female, 7.5K, 6 p.m.; Spiral Sequence. Step Sequence, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and quarterfinals, 9:30 a.m., 12:30 Junior Male, 7.5K, 7:15 p.m. Qualifying Round, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. 3 p.m. —North Pole p.m.; 3:30 p.m. TABLE TENNIS—Hutchison —UAF Patty —Gymnastics, Middle School, Individual Weight DENE GAMES—Ryan Middle High School, Singles, Junior Center, Junior Female Playoffs, Junior Female Individual 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Junior Male Class Tournaments, 10 a.m. School, Pole Push, Juvenile Female and Junior Male Competition, (Vault, Balance Female, 8 a.m.; Junior Male, 10:30 semifinals, 9 a.m.; Bronze and Playoffs, 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Beam, Floor Exercise, Uneven a.m., Junior Female, 2 p.m.; Open Gold Ulu matches, 12:30 p.m.; BIATHLON SKI—Birch Hill Bars, All Around, 10:30 a.m. male, 3:30 p.m. Juvenile Female and Juvenile Recreation Area, Juvenile Female —Big Dipper Ice FRIDAY ARCTIC SPORTS—Lathrop ICE HOCKEY—Big Dipper Ice Male semifinals, 9:30 a.m., Gold and Male 5K Individual, 2:30 Arena, Bantam Male Semifinals High School, Sledge Jump: Junior Arena, Junior Female: Bronze Ulu and Bronze Ulu matches, 12:30 p.m.; Junior Male and Female 9 and 11:30 a.m.; Midget Male, Female and Open Female, Junior Game, 4:30 p.m.; Gold Ulu Game Individual 7.5K, 2:30 p.m. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; UAF Patty p.m.; Doubles, Junior Female and Male and Open Male, 10 a.m.; BIATHLON SNOWSHOE— Center, Junior Female, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Bantam Male: Bronze Junior Male, semifinals, 9 a.m.; Open Male Knuckle Hop, 2 p.m. Birch Hill Recreation Area, 7:15 p.m. Medal Game, 9 a.m.; Midget Male: Bronze and Gold Ulu matches, BADMINTON—North Pole High Juvenile Female and Male 5K, —UAF Bronze Medal Game, 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.; Junior Mixed School Singles Semifinals, Junior 11:30 a.m.; Junior Female and Student Recreation Center, Round- INDOOR SOCCER—UAF semifinals 10:30 a.m., Bronze and male 3K, 11:30 a.m. Robin Games, Intermediate Female, 3:30 p.m.; Junior Male, Student Recreation Center, Gold Ulu games, 2 p.m.; Juvenile CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING— Female, 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Junior 4:15 p.m.; Juvenile female 11:30 Intermediate girls playoffs, 10 and Female and Juvenile Male, 9 a.m., Birch Hill Recreation Area, Mass Female, noon and 1 p.m.; Junior a.m.; Juvenile Male, 12:15 p.m.; 11 a.m.; Bronze Ulu Game, 7 p.m.; Bronze and Gold Ulu matches, Start Classic, Midget Female 3.75K, Male, 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 8 p.m. and 9 Doubles: Junior Female1:45 p.m.; Junior Female Playoffs, 2 and 3 12:30; Juvenile Mixed semifinals 12:50 p.m.; Midget Male 3.75K, p.m.; Juvenile Female, 1 p.m. and 2 Junior Male, 1 p.m.; Junior Mixed, p.m.; Bronze Ulu Game: 7 p.m.; 10:30 a.m., Bronze and Gold Ulu 12:30 p.m.; Juvenile Female 7.5K, p.m.; Juvenile Male, 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 10:45 a.m.; Juvenile Female, 10 Junior Male Playoffs 4 and 5 p.m.; matches, 2 p.m. Noon; Juvenile Male, 7.5K, 11:30 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. am.; Juvenile Male, 11:30 a.m.; Juvenile Female Playoffs, 8 and 9 VOLLEYBALL—West Valley a.m.; Junior Female 10K, 10:45 SHORT TRACK SPEED Juvenile Mixed, 10 a.m. a.m.; Bronze Ulu Game, 6 p.m.; High School. Junior Female a.m.; Junior Male 10K, 10 a.m. SKATING—Juvenile Female BASKETBALL—UAF Patty Juvenile Male Playoffs, Noon and 1 Bronze Ulu Match 5 p.m., Gold CURLING—Fairbanks Curling 666M, 9:25 a.m.; Juvenile Male Center, Bronze Medal Game: p.m.; Bronze Ulu Game, 8 p.m. Ulu Match, 7 p.m.; Junior Male Club, Female Medals Round, 666M, 9:33 a.m.; Junior Female Junior Female, 4 p.m.; Junior SHORT TRACK SPEED Bronze Ulu Match, 1 p.m., Gold Junior Female and Male Bronze 777M, 9:49 a.m.; Junior Male Male, 7 p.m. SKATING—, Ulu Match, 3 p.m. Ulu games, 9 a.m.; Junior Female 777M, 10:01 a.m. BIATHLON SKI—Birch Hill Juvenile Female 1,000M, First WRESTLING—North Pole and Male Gold Ulu games, 2:30 SNOWBOARDING—UAF Recreation Area, Juvenile Mixed Heats 11 a.m. and Finals at 1:35 Middle School, Individual Inuit p.m. Hulbert Nanook Terrain Park, Relay, 2:30 p.m.; Junior Mixed p.m.; Juvenile Male 1,000M, First Weight Classes, Noon. Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U3 ulu news Cultural experiences today’s focus at Winter Games By Bob Eley scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at military and senior citizens. be performing traditional pow- ULU NEWS Hering Auditorium. If you can’t make tonight’s wow dances. Live Cultural delegations from show, the same show will be The Yukon contingent per- Performances While there have been six of the nine competing con- held at 7 p.m. Friday with the formers will be breakdancing At Pioneer Park numerous cultural events tak- tingencies will be on stage to same ticket prices. and performing a contempo- 2 p.m.: Dance Theater Fairbanks ing place all week as part of the perform during the evening’s The six contingents put- rary dance titled “Love in the 2:30 p.m.: TBA 2014 Arctic Winter Games, the extravaganza. ting on performances tonight Aurora” created especially for 3:30 p.m.: UAF Inu-Yupiaq main event highlights today’s There are still a few tickets include Alaska, Alberta North, AWG schedule. available for the event and they Yukon, Nunavut, Yamal and The Nunavut contingent will 4 p.m.: Robert Charlie Band As the weeklong celebra- can be purchased at the Arc- Nunavik. feature traditional throat sing- 5 p.m.: Arctic Cats tion of sport and culture draws tic Winter Games office at 333 The Yup’ik dancers from Mt ers, dancers and drummers. 6 p.m.: Marc Brown and the toward its Saturday conclusion, Barnette St. Admission is $35 Edgecumbe represent Alaska, Blues Crew the first of two Cultural Galas is for adults and $30 for youths, while Alberta’s contingent will GAMES » U18 Ray Brasier’s office at RE/MAX… Welcomes all the Arctic Winter Games athletes and their families to Fairbanks! 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The University of Alaska Fairbanks offered the vis- iting Arctic Winter Games participants more than just a few sports venues. On Wednesday, UAF hosted a college fair for the University of the Arctic, an international cooperative of colleges, universities and other organizations to promote education and research within the cir- cumpolar north. A founding member of UArc- tic, UAF realized the goals and mission of the university — to create a strong, sustainable circumpolar region by empow- ering indigenous peoples and other northerners through The University of Saskatchewan sent Alec Aitken, focused program coordinator for northern studies, left, and Donna Bilokreli, education, mobility and shared academic adviser, to the University of the Arctic College Fair, which is part of the 2014 Arctic Winter Games, on Wednesday at the knowledge — are shared with University of Alaska Fairbanks. Libbie Martin/ Ulu News the AWG’s goals, according to Mary Kreta, director of recruit- want to remain in their commu- ment for UAF. nities, Kreta said. UAF focuses on research at a high level. And “UAF focuses on research at Alec Aitken, focused pro- a high level,” Kreta said. “And gram coordinator for northern AWG focuses on sports and community. They’re AWG focuses on sports and studies, and Donna Bilokreli, “ two sides of the same coin.” community. They’re two sides of academic advisor, came to Fair- the same coin.” banks from the University of Mary Kreta, director of recruitment at the University of Alaska Fairbanks The college fair was set up in Saskatchewan just for the fair. the Great Hall on campus, and Another founding member, possibilities and they can use visitors found information from University of Saskatchewan Aitken admitted. “We need to political arena, “maybe interna- that degree to better their com- the University of Greenland, delivers UArctic programs from engage with northern residents tional relations between the U.S. munities.” Arctic University of Norway-Al- their campus and online, includ- beyond our border.” and Russia,” she said. Zaytseva Two Russian universities were ta Campus, Northern Arctic ing several of the core courses As interest in the north- plans to be an interpreter. represented by UAF students. Federal University in Russia, for the Bachelor of Circumpolar ern regions grow, Aitken and They said the Russian uni- Jen Sidorova, a graduate stu- University of Saskatchewan, Studies. Bilokreli see more students who versities, in Yakutsk, would dent at UAF, graduated from North-Eastern Federal Univer- “As part of the group, we take want to get a degree, but they be attractive to Fairbanks North-Eastern Federal Uni- sity in Russia, UAF, University that program and build on it,” don’t want to go too far away. students because they share versity and Alla Zaytseva is an of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Aitken said. “Students are interested as climate, natural setting and exchange student at UAF from Pacific University and Ilisagvik The majority of their 20,000 long as they can stay in their unique experiences. But Northern Arctic Federal Univer- College, the only tribal college students are undergraduates, home communities,” Bilokreli Yakutsk is colder than Fair- sity. Both are working on north- in Alaska. and most are local. said. banks, Zaytseva said. ern studies degrees. UArctic is for students who “We’re late to the game in “(They understand that) a “Yakutsk is the coldest city in Sidorova wants to work in the are invested in their culture, and engaging northern residents,” degree will open up economic the world,” she said. Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U5 ulu news Coach: New exposure good for mushers, dogs By Danny Martin leaders, and being able to count With nearly 2,000 athletes ULU NEWS on them to take you around the and staff in the same geographic trails.” location for one week, it’s easy Mushers in the Nicholas Cole, of Eagle Riv- for a flu virus to spread. er, won Monday in the juvenile “When you have 1,980-odd competition of the Arctic division’s 4.8-mile race and in participants in close quarters, Winter Games are experi- Tuesday’s 6.2-mile race. Zada and they’ve been flying on an enced, having completed in Maruskie, the Team Alaska airplane for six hours, and then events in their hometowns coach’s daughter, was runner-up you put them into a room with in both events for the division. 15-20 people,’’ Lane said, “and or state or province. “Dogs, at times, if they’re not they’re together 24 hours a day.” The Arctic Winter Games familiar with things, they’ll Lane noted, too, that some of is another chapter in their stop,” Scott Maruskie said, “and the young athletes share drinks, that’s where the good leaders are which can also help spread the young careers. critical.” flu. It’s helping prepare them if Zada Maruskie, in her first Lane said the AWG medical they decide in the future to test AWG, is incorporating in her staff stresses to athletes not to a major sprint event, like the racing one thing she’s learned share drinks and to often wash Open North American Champi- A musher drives his dogs during Tuesday’s Arctic Winter from her international counter- their hands. onship in Fairbanks, or a serious Games. Sadie Grover/Ulu News parts. “We’ve all been around chil- distance competition, like the “Just to go out there and do dren who say ‘Hey, let me have a Yukon Quest International, a media briefing. “And just that exposure to oth- it, even if you know you’re not drink of that,’’’ Lane said, allud- 1,000-mile race that runs annu- “When we race locally, in er methods and other dogs will going to win,’’ she said. ing to athletes sharing the same ally between Fairbanks and Anchorage or Chugiak, you’re help them to not be afraid to canned or bottled beverage. Whitehorse, Yukon. pretty much confined to the leave the home track,” Maruskie Lane stressed that it’s a cou- “Just getting out and getting same people,” he continued, said. Medical report ple of cases of the flu and not an exposure to other mushers, the “and by getting someplace here, “When we ran the 6-mile There’s been no major injuries outbreak. way other mushers do things,” you’re exposed to mushers from (Tuesday), Zada and Nicholas in the Arctic Winter Games, but Contact News-Miner sports editor said Scott Maruskie, head coach , different breeds of dogs had never been on that trail,” medical chairman Buddy Lane Danny Martin at 459-7586, of the Team Alaska sled dog con- and different ways of doing Maruskie said. “That’s where has seen the flu have its way [email protected] or follow tingent, Wednesday during the things. having good dogs up front, the with a few athletes this week. him on Twitter:@newsminersports. U6 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Thursday, March 20, 2014 ulu news

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MINING DONE RIGHT Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U7 ulu news Take a gamble with hand games By Libbie Martin signs, Team Alberta coach Skye Quintel ULU NEWS said. “The faster you move, the harder it is All of the Arctic and Dene Games have for them to focus on your hands,” she their origins in ancient aboriginal tradi- said. tions and activities, and the hand games Teammates Tiarra Tremblay, 15; Rean- are no exception. na Whiteknife, 11; Toria Marten, 14; and Often played as gambling games, Kyla Ahkimnatichie, 15, enjoy the mind with stakes including bullets, furs, dogs, games they play with their opponents. toboggans or matches, today they serve The music and chanting and drum- as a friendly source of community pride. ming serves two purposes, they said – The concept is simple: One side hides an they get the participants revved up and object in the hand; the other side tries to full of energy, and also add to the confu- guess which hand holds the object. sion. Of course, like anything worth a com- “Helps with psyching out,” the girls petition, it’s far more complicated in agreed. practice. The teams sit across from each other, To an observer, it looks like wild gyra- four players each. They hide their hands tions and hand waving, with chanting under a cloth or blanket, shifting the Greenland flag Ulu News and drumming in the background adding token from hand to hand until they bring to the confusion. Many competitors have out both hands clenched. painted their faces with wild designs and The other team tried to decode the colors. hand signals and waving arms to make Greenland taking notes for Those gyrations and hand waves are the correct guess. If they guess well, they anything but wild and random — they are are awarded a stick. If they guess wrong, designed to simultaneously give hints to the stick goes to the other team. its turn hosting in 2016 the opposition as to which hand is hold- The winner is the team that gets all 12 ing the object and confuse and misdirect By Libbie Martin the mission staff and coaches, the prepa- sticks, or if 30 minutes has passed, the the opposition so they can’t guess where team with the most sticks wins. ULU NEWS rations have been done very smoothly,” the object is. Heilmann said. The AWG uses a double elimination There is always a method to the hand Team Greenland not only sent teams First and foremost, the teams hope to format for the Hand Games. to compete in the Arctic Winter Games do well in the sports competitions, Hei- — there’s a huge group of observers and lmann said. mission staff watching and learning for “The Greenlandic team won 50 med- their own turn at hosting the Games in als earlier, and our goal is to win not less 2016. than 50.” Team Greenland participated in the But, as with the other contingents, Arctic Winter Games for the first time in Heilmann knows the AWG are about 1990; in 2002, Greenland co-hosted it, more than just athletic skills and win- with Nunavut, in Nuuk, Greenland. ning medals. Relationships, sportsman- The world’s largest island, Greenland ship and cultural exchange are also vital is the farthest north contingent partici- elements of AWG participation. pating in the Arctic Winter Games. “It is important to us to maintain the Team Greenland sent 107 athletes, 14 good relations with the other arctic coaches and managers and eight chaper- countries and participate in cultural and ones to Fairbanks, along with six cultural social interchange,” Heilmann said. “And participants and one cultural manager. it is important for all our participants to Ages range from 14 to 42. try out their abilities, and the Games will Forty-five of the athletes are first-time serve as a basis and a springboard for a participants. Only one of the coaches is healthy exchange benefiting their future a rookie. Each sport sets the guidelines in sports.” and makes the athlete selections; coach- Accompanying the coaches, partici- es are chosen for their experience and pants and mission staff are 26 parents, skill. national media and a cultural documen- “All the sports federations have their tarist. own selections,” Lauritz Heilmann, Dignitaries who will observe and inter- Greenland chef de mission said in an act throughout the week include Nuka email. “Usually the best and longest Kleemann, chairman of the Confedera- experience and already participated in tion Sports of Greenland; Mr. Lars Emil the Games if possible.” Johansen, chairman of the Greenlandic Preparations for the Games have been Parliament and Protector for Green- long and tough, Heilmann said. Collect- landic Sports; Nick Nielsen, minister of ing information and planning logistics sports and culture; Mikael Kristensen for such a large contingent, as well as and Peter Frederik Lyberth, AWG Inter- for the many spectators and dignitaries, national Committee members; Asii takes time and effort. Chemnitz Naarup, mayor of the 2016 “But thanks to all the hardworking host city; and sponsors Christian Keld- partners from Airgreenland and the sen from Airgreenland and Malik Hege- staff from our confederation, not least lund Olsen from Royal Greenland. U8 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Thursday, March 20, 2014 ulu news

A snowboarder competes during Arctic Winter Games on Wednesday. Carol Falcetta/Ulu News Oh Canada! Alberta North, Yukon dominate in snowboarding By Scott McCrea and volunteers looked on, the hitting obstacles and trying to under the spirit and intent of Mark, of Greenland, was the sole ULU NEWS athletes made their way down do the hardest tricks for the the rules of the non-Canadian competitor to the course, some performing highest score. Overall impres- of America Snowboard Associ- medal, winning the silver in the With techno music thumping feats of aerial acrobatics as they sion is a huge factor in winning ation and the Federation Inter- junior male division. in the background and a chilly soared over the three different a contest. nationale de Ski. AWG snowboarders were get- March wind blowing snow jumps along the way. The rider who lands the hard- On Wednesday, the Canadian ting a chance to do something around seemingly in tune with The slopestyle competition est tricks will not always win contingents blew the competi- many snowboarders in Fair- the music, the atmosphere at the was a new event to last month’s over the rider who lands the eas- tion off of the slopes, with 11 of banks haven’t had a chance at Hulbert Nanook Terrain Park Sochi Winter Olympics, where it iest. Each rider had three runs, 12 medals going to teams from yet, and that was to try out the on the University of Alaska Fair- got extra attention after Shaun with final placement deter- Canada. These included gold new terrain park at UAF, which banks campus had an almost White dropped out at the last mined by their total score. medals in the juvenile male and just opened this year. For a lot surreal sense to it Wednesday minute. It’s been a staple at the Unlike most of the other female divisions to Jack Mac- of the athletes, it was a huge morning. Winter X games, and has been sports in Arctic Winter Games, Dougall (Alberta North) and improvement over what they It didn’t seem to phase the part of the Arctic Winter Games snowboarding comes with a very Haylie Grant (Yukon) and gold had to train on back home. competitors who took part in since the 2010 games in Grande brief technical package from the medals in junior male and female “The coaches and athletes the snowboarding slopestyle Prairie, Alberta. Arctic Winter Games Interna- divisions to Bailey Bonderud have had a great response to the competition. In slopestyle, competitors tional Committee, leaving the (Alberta North) and Alex Mck- While bundled up spectators make their way down the course, competition to be conducted innion (Alberta North). Mathias SNOWBOARDING » U9 Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U9 ulu news

Snowboarders watch a round during the Arctic Winter Games on Wednesday. Troy Bouffard/ Ulu News

A snowboarder competes during Arctic Winter Games on Wednesday. Troy Bouffard/Ulu News

Team members also did most of the snowboarding maintenance themselves, from grooming Continued from U8 the pathways to building the jumps. Missing in action from all of the snow- park’s features,” said Mark Oldmixon, boarding events was Team Alaska, who Check out our FREE App! director of UAF’s Department of Recre- did not have any athletes participating ation, Adventure, and Wellness. “Some this year. of them ride a snow-covered gravel pit Nonetheless, the international contin- at home, so the Hulbert Nanook Terrain gency was appreciated by race organiz- Park is a major improvement.” ers. Find it in That was the case for Team Northwest “Arctic Winter Games at Hulbert Territories snowboarders from Yellow- Nanook Terrain Park is a perfect com- the knife, who not only did their training on plement to UAF’s international atmo- a gravel pit, but even tricked out their sphere,” said Erik Ofelt, AWG snow- App Store slope with rails and jumps using items boarding sport chair and director of the they salvaged from the nearby cemetery. terrain park. or Google

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Above and below: Arctic Winter Games participants ski during competitions on Wednesday. Samuel Chamberlain/Ulu News Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U13 ulu news Inuk elder Lukasi Nappaaluk, shown here in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik- Quebec, is having the time of his life traveling with the region’s Arctic Winter Games team. Kativik Regional Government photo/Mathieu Couture

Nunavik elder shares culture and wisdom at the Games By Brent Reaney days,” he said. “Today, for young 12,000 people are Inuit. He also believes in the power for Nappaaluk, who regularly ULU News people, everything is already Though he’s passionate about of sport. reports on local events in his made, like houses, Ski-Doos and the past, he doesn’t see a prob- “When the young people have community of Kangiqsujuaq This week in Fairbanks, Inuk planes. All of these things we lem with technology and appre- something to do, it’s good for for radio listeners around the elder Lukasi Nappaaluk is hap- were never expecting, we’re now ciates access to houses, doctors the mind, it’s good for the body region in his first language of pily working as an unofficial using.” and other modern conveniences. and it’s good for the life,” he said, Inuktitut. cultural ambassador for Team At the Arctic Winter Games “Today, the young people have while wishing Nunavik’s athletes Nappaaluk probably doesn’t Nunavik-Quebec. in Fairbanks, he’s talking with a much better future, I can feel many gold ulus and for the team know it, but he may have helped Sixty-four years old, Nappaa- as many people as he can about that,” he said. “But I would like to enjoy the Games. TNQ start a new tradition of luk grew up in an igloo, remem- Inuit traditional culture and the young people to know what While at the Games, he’s tak- bringing elders to the Games. bers when parkas were made encouraging others to share we did before.” ing photos with his digital cam- He’s the first to travel with the from seal and caribou hide and their stories with him. Occupy- Sharing is one of the values era paired with detailed notes team, but with how the athletes hunting every day was a matter ing the top third of the Cana- he thinks was just as important and observations that will later and members from other dele- of survival. dian province of Quebec, about in the past as it will be in the be compiled into a presentation. gations have responded to him, “That was our life, in the old 90 percent of Nunavik’s roughly future. Reporting is nothing new he probably won’t be the last.

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More than 400 figure skating enthusiasts and young hopefuls filled the stands of the Carlson Center on Wednesday for the Ladies Free Skate program. Watching from the stands, family and friends of Team Alberta North were out in force cheering on their favorite skaters. For Terry Yanishewski, whose daugh- ter Brooke skated in her third and final AWG, seeing her skate was watching the culmination of a lot of hard work. “Brooke travels up to one hour to the rink. She’s on the road up to three hours for practice,” Terry said. “That is on top of school, other activ- ities and work.” Valerie White and Frank Hennebury, whose daugh- ter Chloe placed fourth in her first appearance at the Arctic Winter Games, con- sidered making the trip to watch their daughter skate a “once-in-a-lifetime experi- ence, something that money cannot buy.” Beyond the skating, White found tremendous value in the “great experience of skat- ing against girls from other A figure skater competes at the Tuesday Arctic Winter Games. Steve DuBois/Ulu News countries, the cultural expe- rience gained from, their new found friendships, and than they have to skate on at in first place after the short The free skate competition meeting other kids whose home. program, Wilson was really followed Tuesday’s short whole lives are skating.” They are all excited to visit looking forward to watching program, and the results of And new friends they defi- North Pole before traveling her skate in the Level 4 com- each event combined deter- nitely seemed to be making. home on Saturday. petition. mine the overall standings. The girls from Team Alberta Back at rink side, as the When asked if Grace felt Team Yamal, in a show North and Yukon were all level 4 skaters were prepar- the pressure of being in of power, speed and grace smiles in their locker room ing to warm up, Bernadette first place, Wilson respond- dominated the competition after the Levels 1 and 2 fin- Wilson, coach for Team ed, “The free skate is their to earn the gold and silver in ished skating. Alaska took a few minutes to opportunity to showcase competition levels 1, 2 and Chloe listed meeting new talk about her expectations what they enjoy, what makes 3. Team Alberta followed people and trading pins for the girls coming into the their skating unique.” suit earning the bronze and as her favorite part of the Games. And for Team Alaska that taking fourth place in lev- Games. Her comments were “They are all incredible is exactly what they did. All els 1 and 2. Team Alaska echoed by Nicole Sharrott, athletes. I (am expecting three Team Alaska skaters earned the bronze in the lev- Meghan Birmingham and them) to skate clean, come placed within the top four. el 3 competition with Team Tessa Margaret Moore, who out and do what they know If she felt any pressure, taking all excitedly talked about how to do,” Wilson said. it wasn’t noticeable on the fourth. communicating with the “This is their territory, they ice as Lee kept her top spot The figure skating compe- skaters from Yamal using have the home advantage. to take home the gold ulu. tition continuing today is the Google Translate. It’s their rink, their crowd, Team Yamal was the only Team Competition begin- Sarah Dyrkach was excited their state. team to break through the ning at 3 p.m. The Team and about “presenting” her skills “Sarah did an incredible strength of Team Alaska’s Overall Medal Ceremony to the audience and doing so job and skated amazing for level 4 with Alena Dernovich will be held at 7 p.m. follow- A figure skater competes at the Tuesday her bronze.” earning a spot on the podi- ing the figure skating exhibi- on a much larger sheet of ice Arctic Winter Games. Greg Martin/Ulu News With Grace Lee sitting um in second place. tion. Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U15 ulu news

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Ulu News Visual art show displays changing arctic landscapes By Jonni Roos sports in the Yamal region. A Drawings of teams of caribou drawings in the exhibit was their traditions of their forbear- ULU News total of 3,500 works devoted to pulling wooden sleds across Ural by an 11-year-old from Ovgort ers while attempting to adapt to 60 themes, all created by chil- mountain foothills are a repeat- from 1993 titled “Summer in progress so their aboriginal cul- A changing arctic landscape dren from the aboriginal com- ed theme, emphasizing the con- the Mountains.” A simple col- ture can co-exist with the mod- and preservation of heritage are munities of the Yamal-Nenets. tinued reliance on this tradi- ored pencil child’s drawing ern world. the central themes of the art- The Yamalo — Nenets are an tional way of life. Arctic Sports that shows many of the same Other pieces in the Yamal work displayed for the Arctic indigenous tribe in the north- are also depicted in several of repeated scenes of the others — exhibit include samples of Winter Games cultural art show ern central area of Russia that the pictures, underscoring the the cone huts made of reindeer handcraft art from their region: at the North Pole Grange Hall. still adhere to many of the old cultural significance of hunting hide, high mountains and wide carved wooden festival masks, Artwork brought by contin- traditions and customs of their games that are less games and streams, but made exceptional woven grass bowls, beadwork gents from Yamal and Nunavik ancestors. more a means of passing along by one subtle detail: a helicopter trim and pouches and detailed depict centuries old traditions Migrant reindeer herders, ancient skills needed to survive. traverses the sky, overlooking a carvings of animals. adapting to survive in a time of they roam seasonally with the Most of the drawings are sur- small primitive encampment. The art provided by the con- progress. herds along ancient migration prisingly skilled, above the lev- That innocuous detail under- tingents of Nunavik, Quebec, “Yamal in the Children’s Eyes” routes, continuing their cen- el of most children of the same scores the curious anachronistic tell the story in photographs is the focal piece of the art show. turies old customs as nomadic age. They depict vast land- dance of the Nenet people — as of the changing landscape of The exhibit brought from Yamal hunter-gatherers. scapes, animals and remoteness progress continues to encroach Kuujjuaq, also known as Fort is a series of children’s draw- The 35 representative prints that defines Yamal, which liter- on them and potentially threat- Chimo. Kuujjuaq is Nunavik’s ings collected between 1987 and that making up the exhibit ally translated means “End of en their way of life, rather than largest community, inhabited 2002 during contests held to depict the traditional lifestyle of the World.” capitulate to extinction, the depict and promote Aboriginal the Nenets. One of the most poignant Nenet people continue with YAMAL » U19 Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U17 ulu news U18 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Thursday, March 20, 2014 ulu news

gold ulus. not on the schedule. wraps up at the Hulbert Nanook Games continue at Lathrop games Yamal has more silver than Alpine skiing, dog mushing, Terrain Park on the Universi- High School and Ryan Middle Continued from U3 Alaska, 38-27, but Alaska has a figure skating and snowboard- ty of Alaska Fairbanks campus School, respectively. large advantage in bronze 36-9. ing all have their final events with the Arctic Air event. Wrestling begins to crown Performers from Yamal will do Alberta North is in third place today. Curling will crown its boys its individual champions today song and dances of the Nenet with 50 medals, including 23 The combined event will take and girls champions at 2:30 at North Pole Middle School culture and Nunavik artists will gold, followed by Yukon with 48 place today in alpine skiing at p.m. today at the Fairbanks and short track perform a Brazilian drumming (14 gold), Northwest Territories Mt. Aurora Skiland north of Curling Club. Once that hap- resumes at the Carlson Center incorporating their traditional with 38 (10), Nunavik-Quebec town. The dog mushing team pens, the mixed event will take after the skaters took Wednes- stories. with 16 (3), Sapmi with 15 (7), event will take place at Jeff place on Friday and Saturday. day off. On the sports side of the Greenland with 13 (5) and Nun- Studdert Racegrounds. Figure Cross-Count ry skiing, Biath- Most of the other sports are in Games, Team Alaska has gar- avut with 10 (3). Skating has its team event today lon Ski and Biathlon Snowshoe the process of playoffs to deter- nered 16 more medals than Today is the busiest day of the at the Carlson Center, while will hold their final day of indi- mine who will be in the gold ulu Yamal during the first three Games, with 19 of the 20 sports gymnastics will feature the indi- vidual competition today at and bronze ulu competitions. days of the competition. Both being contested. vidual events at Gymnastics Inc. Birch Hill Recreation Area. For a complete schedule of events go contingents have garnered 26 Snowshoeing is the only sport on Airport Way. Snowboarding Arctic Sports and Dene to www.awg2014.org.

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