Games of the North (2011)
For thousands of years, traditional Inuit sports have been vital for survival within the unforgiving Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive, these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and spirit within the community. Following four modern Inuit athletes reveals their unique relationship to the games as they compete across the North. As unprecedented change sweeps across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today.
- Released
- 2011-04-18
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jonathon Stanton
Cast
- Joy Harjo as Narrator
- Meika McDonald as Himself
- Elizabeth Rexford as Herself
- Jesse Frankson as Himself
- David Thomas as Himself
- John Miller as Himself
- Brian Randazzo as Himself
- Nora Thomas as Herself
- Phillip Ossinak Kairaiuak as Himself
- Forrest Olemaun as Himself
- Big Bob Aiken as Himself
- Debra Archambault as Herself