Arctic Winter Games – Dene and Arctic Sports

The Dene and Arctic Sports are among the traditional competitions featured during the Arctic Winter Games, an international event that brings together multiple contingents from across the circumpolar North, including Team Alaska.

While the Arctic Winter Games include a wide range of athletic and cultural events, Dene and Arctic Sports highlight traditional practices rooted in northern Indigenous ways of life. These competitions reflect skills shaped by land, climate, and lived experience, and continue to be shared and practiced within a contemporary international gathering.

Additional information and updates are available through:

• Arctic Winter Games: https://www.awg2026.org/?r=0
• Team Alaska: https://www.teamalaska.org/