Stick pulls, seal hops and sportsmanship: Traditional Games bring 260 athletes to Juneau

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Stick pulls, seal hops and sportsmanship: Traditional Games bring 260 athletes to Juneau
Andrew BeaversDaanawáaḵ Ezra ElisoffKoda Anderson
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This year, athletes broke 13 records in different categories.

Anchorage’s Matthew Chagluak performs an Alaskan High Kick during the 2024 Traditional Games in Juneau on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Matthew Quinto stood on an animal skin blanket held taut off the ground by a ring of people. Slowly, they started to pull the blanket out and then in. Quinto got ready to leap.

The events represent fitness needed for survival and hunting skills in the arctic. But in the gym, the athletes tried to beat their own best scores. Daanawáaḵ Ezra Elisoff announced the games. He’s an athlete himself. He said each event requires many different skills. Petersburg’s Andrew Beavers and Juneau’s Koda Anderson compete in the Dené Stick Pull during the 2024 Traditional Games in Juneau on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Luka Silva officiated some of the events. He said it’s been exciting to see young people push themselves to beat their own records.Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka beat out other high schools for Best Overall Team. They won seven high school events.

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Andrew Beavers Daanawáaḵ Ezra Elisoff Koda Anderson Lennie Brandell Luka Silva Matthew Chagluak Matthew Quinto Mt. Edgecumbe High School Native Youth Olympics Scissor Broad Jump Tessa Anderson Traditional Games

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