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A photo of Mickey Gordon doing a high kick in mid air just before he attempts to hit the target.

The photo shows a man attempting to do a High Kick in Jim Koe park with many people watching him.

The photo shows the Minto Dance Group performing a dance at the Eskimo Olympics in Fairbanks Alaska.

The photo shows Jerry Allen doing the move on rear end game, with Edward Lennie coaching him on.

Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then interviews Billy Day on when he and other Elders first started teaching drum dancing, then traveling, and performing drum dances.

Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then interviews Kenneth Peeloolook about Drum Dancing, their travels, and their performances. Interview ends abruptly so interview is not completed.

Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then interviews Elder Archie Ir̂igaaqtuaq about Easter and about way of life long ago. Archie also tells stories from as early as 1902.

Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then interviews Felix Nuyaviak about bowhead and beluga whaling long ago as well as how Tuktuur̂aqtuuq got it’s name and how Inuvialuit were able to tell time without modern…

Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then Kenneth Peeloolook, Tommy Kalinek, and Amos Paul speak with Edward Lennie about their upcoming Drum Dance Performances at the Northern Games event.

The photo shows the northern game, Airplane that is being performed by William Day.

Northern Games drumming by the Fort Good Hope drummers and the Baker Lake dancers followed by square dance fiddle music.

Northern games fiddle contestants playing fiddle tunes

Northern Games performers singing and drumming by the Delta dancers, the Point Barrow team, and the Katyaaq (Tschigehchic) and Fort Good Hope Drummers.

Northern Games performers singing by the Whitehorse dancers, Eastern Arctic and Point Barrow Utqiarvik dancers

A photo of Mickey Gordon on the way down from performing the high Kick northern game.

The photo shows Pat Tingmiak doing the one arm reach game with someone sitting on his feet.

Close up photo of crowd onlooking events at Northern Games grounds in Tuktoyaktuk.

A photo of Pat Tingmiak demonstrating/ competiting in a one arm reach nothern game.

A photo of Mickey Gordon performing the northern game high kick.

A photo of Mickey Gordon from Inuvik standing up for a photo.

A photo of Mickey Gordon practicing doing the high kick in a house.

The photo shows Jane Charlie from Ft. McPherson skinning rat in a competition. We can also see another competition going on in the background, along with SAMS school.

A photo of Robert Torangeau from Norman Wells getting ready to throw a harpoon for a competition.

Sarah Kuptana is completing the final part 8 of this series of stories of her younger days when they first returned to Sachs Harbour, of her children leaving for school, of their travels by plane including a trip to Alaska and learning about the…

The photo shows a dead seal liad out on a plastic sheet, most likely for a seal skinning contest. We can also see a lady bending over preparing to do something to the seal with an audience around her.