The Arctic Winter Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture. Arctic Winter Games logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...

Background

The Arctic Winter Games were founded in 1969 under the leadership of Governor Walter J. Hickel of Alaska, Stuart M. Hodgson, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and Yukon Commissioner James Smith. The idea to "provide a forum where athletes from the circumpolar North could compete on their own terms, on their own turf" came from Cal Miller, an advisor with the Yukon team at the 1967 Canada Winter Games. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... This is a list of the governors of the U.S. state of Alaska, of Alaska Territory and of the District of Alaska, and the military commanders of the District of Alaska, as well as the governors of Russian America. ... Categories: People stubs | 1919 births | Governors of Alaska | U.S. Secretaries of the Interior ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Stuart Milton Hodgson was Commissioner of the Northwest Territories between 1967 and 1979. ... Commissioners of the Northwest Territories since 1905. ... Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 km... Motto: none Official languages English, French Flower Fireweed Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 9th 482,443 km² 474,391 km² 8,052 km² (1. ... This is a list of Yukon Commissioners from 1897 to the present. ... James Smith was commissioner of the Yukon Territory from November 7, 1966 to June 30, 1976. ... The Canada Games are a multi-sport event that occurs every two years in Canada. ...

In 1970 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, 500 athletes, trainers and officials came together for the first Arctic Winter Games. The participants came from Northwest Territories, Yukon and Alaska. Since then, the Games have been held on 15 occasions in different places and with ever more participants from more and more places within the Arctic region. The games in 2002 were jointly held in Nuuk, Greenland and Iqaluit, Nunavut, and in 2000 were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Location City Information Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 105. ... Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 km... Motto: none Official languages English, French Flower Fireweed Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 9th 482,443 km² 474,391 km² 8,052 km² (1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Location of the Nuuk municipality in Greenland Nuuk (The Cape) (Danish: GodthÃ¥b, which translates to Good Hope in English) is the capital and largest city of the self-governing Danish territory of Greenland. ... Iqaluit (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut) is the territorial capital and the largest community of Canadas youngest territory, Nunavut. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Our People, Our Strength Location City Information Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 416. ...

Games in 2004

Approximately 2000 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials participated in the 2004 Arctic Winter Games in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The 2004 games took place from February 28 through March 6. Participating delegations include Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Alberta North, Greenland, Magadan Oblast (Russia) Yamalia (Russia), and Lapland (comprised of the Sami peoples of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The 2006 Games will be held in Alaska by the Kenai Peninsula Borough. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Fort McMurray, colloquially referred to as Fort Mac, is a hamlet in the northeastern part of Canadas western province of Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... The Magadan Oblast is a regional subdivision of Russia, in the Far Eastern Federal District. ... Yamalia (Yamalo-Nenets, Ямало-Ненецкий автономный округ) is an autonomous district of Tyumen Oblast in the Russian Federation. ... National anthem Sámi soga lávlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. ... The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps and Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, which encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kenai Peninsula in Alaska The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. ...

2004 Events

Competition was held in alpine skiing, badminton, basketball, biathlon, cross-country skiing, Dene games (see Dene), dog mushing, figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey, indoor soccer, Inuit games (see Inuit), short track speed skating, snowboarding, snowshoe biathlon, snowshoeing (see Snowshoe), table tennis, volleyball and wrestling. Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton court, isomorphic view Badminton is a racket sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. ... The Dene are a group of First Nations that live in the Arctic regions of Canada. ... Mushing is a general term for a sport or transport method powered by dogs, and includes carting, pulka, scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Indoor soccer game in Mexico Indoor soccer is a game derived from association football, (soccer) adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. ... Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador and Greenland (see Eskimo). ... 500 metres short track heat at the 2004 World Cup in Saguenay Short track speed skating (also Shorttrack speedskating) is a form of competitive ice skating similar to speed skating. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Snowshoers in Bryce Canyon Snowshoes are a form of footwear devised for travelling over snow. ... A pair of modern showshoes Snowshoes, sometimes colloquially referred to as webs, are footwear for walking over snow. ... Wang Liqin winning a forehand drive against Jörg Rosskopf. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams, separated by a high net, hit a ball back and forth over the net between the teams. ... The Wrestlers from Uffizi Gallery, Florence. ...

Host cities

• 1970 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
• 1972 - Whitehorse, Yukon
• 1974 - Anchorage, Alaska
• 1976 - Schefferville, Quebec
• 1978 - Hay River/Pine Point, Northwest Territories
• 1980 - Whitehorse, Yukon
• 1982 - Fairbanks, Alaska
• 1984 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
• 1986 - Whitehorse, Yukon
• 1988 - Fairbanks, Alaska
• 1990 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
• 1992 - Whitehorse, Yukon
• 1994 - Slave Lake, Alberta
• 1996 - Chugiak/Eagle River, Alaska
• 1998 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
• 2000 - Whitehorse, Yukon
• 2002 - Nuuk, Greenland/Iqaluit, Nunavut
• 2004 - Wood Buffalo, Alberta
• 2006 - Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
• 2008 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

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Arctic Winter Games International Committee

• Gerry Thick, President
• Wendell Shiffler, Vice President
• Lloyd Bentz, Secretary
• Ian Legaree Technical Director
• Jens Brinch
• Sharon Clarkson
• Marilyn Neily
• John Rodda
• Don Sian
• Karen Thomson

External links

• Arctic Winter Games Official Website
• CBC Digital Archives – Arctic Winter Games