tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65625918991469184162011-07-08T06:32:40.096-06:00Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-46674219117267482522009-07-21T19:20:00.001-06:002009-07-21T19:20:14.419-06:00Please contact the Northern Games coordinator at the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation if you are interested in volunteering.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-4667421911726748252?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-24884183103085165592009-07-21T19:14:00.003-06:002009-07-21T19:17:44.741-06:00The Northern Games site has been updated to include the schedule of events and to thank the sponsors. Please check <a href="http://www.northerngames.org/sponsors">here</a> for the list of sponsors contributing to the success of the 40th Annual Northern Games and click <a href="http://www.northerngames.org/documents/2009NorthernGamesSchedule.pdf">here</a> for the schedule of events.<br /><br />Please note that the schedule of events is subject to change.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-2488418310308516559?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-3276582401013195112009-01-24T10:02:00.004-07:002009-01-30T11:09:41.657-07:00The dates for the 40th Annual Northern Games have been set for August 6 - 9, 2009 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The northerngames.org site has been updated to reflect this change.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-327658240101319511?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-77565821064217468912009-01-09T20:56:00.001-07:002009-01-09T20:57:28.902-07:00The knuckle hop, airplane and sledge jump pages have been completed are now online. More photos have also been posted to the Facebook page.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-7756582106421746891?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-43669778927595314692009-01-07T21:12:00.001-07:002009-01-07T21:14:46.956-07:00The one-hand reach, bench reach and Alaskan high kick pages have been completed and are all online now.<br /><br />A video of the knuckle hop has been added to the multimedia page and a Facebook page has been created for the Northern Games. Several photos from the 2000 Northern Games have been added to the Facebook site.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-4366977892759531469?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-4187622741913498342009-01-06T22:00:00.002-07:002009-01-06T22:05:04.230-07:00I found Wikipedia entries for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-foot_high_kick">two-foot high kick</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalukataq">blanket toss</a>. Pretty interesting stuff and got me thinking, is there anyone out there that wants to add the other games to Wikipedia? This would a good idea and would also ensure technical and historical accuracy.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-418762274191349834?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-66428150194082239552009-01-06T21:55:00.002-07:002009-01-06T21:57:34.654-07:00The pages for the Good Woman/Man, head pull, arm pull, one-foot high kick, two-foot high kick, kneel jump and musk-ox wrestling are now available online. There will be more games made available over the next couple of days.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-6642815019408223955?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-72873510827836505922009-01-04T21:30:00.002-07:002009-01-04T21:34:07.520-07:00In the spirit of Web 2.0, in addition to this blog, we have created a twitter account at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/northerngames">twitter.com/northerngames</a> so that we can post updates about the upcoming Northern Games. Please note that traditional notifications will continue as normal.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-7287351082783650592?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-66892095357633377362009-01-04T20:55:00.002-07:002009-01-04T22:09:08.075-07:00The official Northern Games website is online at <a href="http://www.northerngames.org">www.northerngames.org</a>. The site contains current and historical information about the Northern Games including the games played. <br /><br />Presently the pages for the individual games like the blanket toss and the one-foot high kick are not online yet. We wanted to get as much of the site online as soon as possible and when the other pages are available we will post an update on this blog.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-6689209535763337736?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562591899146918416.post-39020462696497410662009-01-04T20:49:00.000-07:002009-01-04T20:54:48.175-07:00Welcome to the the Northern Games blog, where pertinent information about the happenings of the Northern Games will be posted and discussed. If there is something that you would like to see on the <a href="http://www.northerngames.org">Northern Games</a> website or discuss here, please send us an <a href="MAILTO:northerngames@gmail.com">e-mail</a> or call the Northern Games office at 867-777-2737.<br /><br />Thank you and stay tuned to this space for upcoming information.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6562591899146918416-3902046269649741066?l=northerngames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Northern Games Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587736713674434459noreply@blogger.com0