Sports and Games

The Inuits are a wonderful indigenous people who love tradition and culture. This tribe’s culture is far from boring or ordinary. When it comes to entertainment in the Artic, the Inuit tribe has several sports and games to entertain their people. Many of these sports are multi-purposed and play a role to further develop many areas of life. The Inuit sports and games are based off the necessity to improve characteristics such as strength, coordination, endurance, agility, and fitness. These characteristics improve hunting abilities and survival skills. Sports are meant to be fun, entertaining, and challenging. Some sports played include wrestling, jumping contest, weightlifting and even ball games. The stronger and more fit you are the better you able to fight illness, traverse distances, maintain mental discipline etc. The other need for many of the games entertained those during long hours out on the land, especially during long periods of darkness. Here is a list of other sports, games, and challenges such as the kneel jump, knuckle hop, Alaskan, high kick one, foot high kick, two foot high kick, back push, musox push or mushox fight, leg wrestle.

Bibliography: Unknown Author, "Inuit Sports and Games," Inuit Online cultural Resources,  http://icor.ottawainuitchildrens.com/node/39  (accessed April 7, 2013).