The Second Arctic Winter Games (1972)

Overview : The Games included many sports seen in Olympic competition, plus others--for example, pirautaqturniq, the Inuit skill of hitting an object with a ten meter-long sled dog whip. This film captures the all-out participation in the week-long events hosted by Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon, with competitors from all over the Arctic including Alaska, and with observers from the Soviet Union.

Release Date : January 1, 1972

Runtime : 28m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : ONF | NFB

Countries : Canada

Keywords : sports, yukon, canada, olympic sport