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Native Youth Olympics in Play

By Gina Romero / Director of Public Relations on Apr 14, 2023 Featured, General News

Athletes Compete in 2023 Senior Games ANCHORAGE – Let the Native Youth Olympic Games begin. Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) will welcome hundreds of athletes from communities throughout Alaska to compete in the 2023 Senior Games at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage April 20-22. CITC is proud to have hosted the NYO Games in […]

NYO Kicks Off in Anchorage as Traditional Games Test Skill, Promote Cross-cultural Respect

By Cook Inlet Tribal Council on Apr 23, 2019 Events/Notices, General News

Beginning Thursday, more than 450 student athletes from communities across Alaska will gather at the UAA Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage for the 49th Annual NYO Games. The 2019 Games run April 25–27, as athletes demonstrate strength, agility and skill in traditional Alaska Native contests, such as the Alaskan High Kick, Wrist Carry and […]