The games and contests
Traditional Northern Games originate from the time when the Inuvialuit were still semi-nomadic. Played for both fun and survival, these games developed strength, endurance, and resistance to pain, testing the people and preparing them for the hard life on the land.
Traditional games were also played when groups from different areas visited and celebrated their culture together. Today, the annual Northern Games keeps the traditions of celebration, gathering, and sharing alive.
Requiring only a small area to be played, either indoors or outside, Northern Games can be divided into several categories such as kicking games, balance games, power games, endurance games and other. The following lists are non-exhaustive and arbitrary in order.
Jumping
