Brian Ayalik-Pascal, 11, doing the Alaskan Highkick.
The City of Yellowknife and Aboriginal Sports Circle NWT hosted an Aboriginal Games Night at the Multiplex, Jan. 17.
Many families were in attendance to take part in sports stations that included wrist hangs, stick pulls, Alaskan highkicks, the swing kick, and numerous traditional skipping, running, and competitive games.
Brian Ayalik-Pascal, 11, attempts the Alaskan Highkick, as Byron Kotokak watches. Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photoRob Pascal, left, and instructor James Williams, right, hold the stick as Bilal Yalahow, 15, attempts a wrist hang. Dawson Craig, 15, watches in the background. Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photoCheyenne Lafferty, centre, assists Imogen Lee, nine-years-old, left, and Lilia Sauer, nine-years-old, right with the stick pull. Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photoKyle Tuktimak attempts the swing kick. Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photoElisapea Kagak, five, is airborne in the caribou-skipping station. Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photoDaniel Shen, left, attempts the bench reach with a cigarette lighter. Kyle Tuktimak, right, assists in holding Shen's feet to the bench as he reaches for the object. Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photoKyle Tuktimak,right, attempts the bench reach with the assistance of Daniel Shen. Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photo2201aboriginalgames42.jpg Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photo
Rob Pascal, left, and instructor James Williams, right hold the stick as Bilal Yalahow, 15, attempts a wrist hang. Dawson Craig, 15, watches in the background.2201aboriginalgames45.jpg Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photo Kyle Tuktimak attempts the swing kick.2201aboriginal4.jpg
Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photo Elisapea Kagak, five, is airborn in the caribou-skipping station.2201aboriginal46.jpg Simon Whitehouse/NNSL photo Daniel Shen, left, attempts the bench reach with a cigarette lighter. Kyle Tuktimak, right, assists in holding Shen's feet to the bench as he reaches for the object.Brian Ayalik-Pascal, 11, doing the Alaskan Highkick.
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