19K views · 119 reactions | The 2020 Arctic Winter Games are almost here. This year is a milestone, with the Games celebrating its 50th anniversary. So we thought we would look back at some of the stories over the years. In the first of a series of videos we will be sharing over the next couple of weeks, we are taking you back to 1996. That's when the games were in Eagle River, Alaska. From our archives, here's Doris Bill reporting from Whitehorse on Dene Games. | CBC North | Facebook

1K views · 12 reactions | The Arctic Winter Games continue in the southern part of the Northwest Territories. Youth are competing in games such as hockey and curling. But they're also combining those games with a northern twist. Snowshoe biathlon became part of the Arctic Winter Games in 1978 because of the traditions of hunting and trapping in northern lifestyle. | APTN National News | Facebook

One foot high kick and sledge jump just some of the sports featured at Arctic Winter Games www.cbc.ca/1.3484158 | CBC Sports