ANCHORAGE – Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) will welcome hundreds of athletes from communities throughout Alaska to compete in the 2024 Senior Games at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on April 25-27. The purpose of the NYO Games is to emphasize competition and support among athletes while promoting an appreciation of Alaska Native traditions […]
After being a virtual-only event since the global pandemic, the 2023 Junior Native Youth Olympics (JNYO) Games will be held in person at the Seawolf Sports Complex on the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) campus February 24-26. This year’s JNYO will be the first in-person edition of the junior games since 2020. Organizers are taking all appropriate precautions to create a […]
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 […]
More than 600 students in grades 1–6 from across the state will gather this weekend in the spirit of sportsmanship to compete in traditional Alaska Native contests during the 2018 Junior NYO Games (JNYO) Feb. 23–25 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex on the UAA campus in Anchorage. NYO is a year-round program having a […]