What are NYO games?

What are NYO games?

Native Youth Olympics
The Native Youth Olympics, or NYO Games, are games rooted in Alaska Native history in which people tested their physical and mental strength, concentration and stamina. The Games have been active since 1972, and take place once a year in the Anchorage area in February (youth division) and April (senior division).

What are the Natives of Alaska called?

Alaska Natives increasingly prefer to be known by the names they use in their own languages, such as Inupiaq or Yupik. “Inuit” is now the current term in Alaska and across the Arctic, and “Eskimo” is fading from use. The Inuit Circumpolar Council prefers the term “Inuit” but some other organizations use “Eskimo”.

Is it Alaska Natives or Alaskan natives?

Alaska Natives or Alaskan Natives are indigenous peoples of Alaska, United States and include: Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures. They are often defined by their language groups.

When did the Native Youth Olympics start?

1972
Started in 1972, the NYO Games, previously known as the Native Youth Olympics, includes 10 events based on games past generations of Alaska Native people played as a way to test their hunting and survival skills, increase strength and maintain endurance, agility and the balance of mind and body.

Is Tlingit an Eskimo?

The most diverse group of Alaskan Natives are the southern Eskimos or Yuit, speakers of the Yup’ik languages. At the time of contact, they were the most numerous of the Alaska Native groups.

What race are Eskimos?

Eskimo, any member of a group of peoples who, with the closely related Aleuts, constitute the chief element in the indigenous population of the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Canada, the United States, and far eastern Russia (Siberia).

What is knuckle hop?

The knuckle hop is a competition where athletes take a push-up position with clenched fists and make short hops along a circuit, using only their fists and their toes, until they can go no further.

What is the one foot high kick?

The One-Foot High Kick demands great flexibility and leg strength. From a standing or running start, athletes jump with both feet, kick a suspended ball with one foot, then land on the kicking foot—without losing balance (they may hop several times on the kicking foot to regain balance).

Do Alaska Natives get free money?

The first $2,000 per year of cash distributions made by Native corporations to Alaska Natives under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( ANCSA ) are excluded as income. This $2,000 exclusion applies to each individual and to each single calendar year.

Does Alaska have Indian reservations?

The Metlakatla Indian Community is the only Native Reservation in Alaska. There are many other indian tribes in Alaska, but most Alaskan natives have a different land system than the tribes in the continental US.

What is a nose kiss called?

An Eskimo kiss, nose kiss, or nose rub, is the act of pressing the tip of one’s nose against another’s nose, usually interpreted as a friendly greeting gesture in various cultures.