Did you know that the Arctic Winter Games almost didn’t have Arctic Sports? | 2026 Arctic Winter Games
Did you know that the Arctic Winter Games almost didn’t have Arctic Sports? | 2026 Arctic Winter Games

A group of Inuvialuit athletes play stick pull as a demonstration sport at the first Arctic Winter Games in 1970.

When the Arctic Winter Games were first announced in 1969, no Arctic Sports were on the roster. This caught the attention of a young Edward Lennie, an Inuvialuit man who lobbied with his elders to have traditional Northern Games be included. CBC Sports spoke with his son to hear the story of how he did it.