Fairbanks, Alaska Hosts Annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
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Thursday, July 15, 2021
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO) will take place at the Big Dipper in Fairbanks from July 21 through 24, 2021.
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- FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO) will take place at the Big Dipper in Fairbanks from July 21 through 24, 2021.
- Two bush pilots, along with village elders and athletes, helped organize the first Olympics, which included a blanket toss, a seal-skinning contest and a Miss Eskimo Olympics Queen contest.
- Spectators and participants can browse through booths of authentic Alaska Native crafts and meet the artisans who carved, sewed or beaded the items.
- To learn more about the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, visit weio.org.