Alaska has several sports as unique as the state itself. The "stick pull" is one of the main events in the yearly Native Youth Olympics.
Students sit facing one another, touch feet, place one hand behind their back, and grapple over a piece of wood. 
The first person to let go looses. 
Arctic Village hasn't won the stick in at least 2-3 years. My student that won is only a middle schooler, and beat out three other high schoolers.
As tradition goes, Arctic Village brought the stick back to our school for display. We will keep it safely until next years competition.
No comments:
Post a Comment