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18TuesdayFebruary122013YKIFFRoadTourHAYRIVERNORMANWELLSFORTSMITHFORTSIMPSONINUVIKBEHCHOKOTheYKIFFRoadTourwillbeinHAYRIVERonFebruary8NORMANWELLSonFebruary12FORTSMITHonFebruary15FORTSIMPSONonFebruary23and24INUVIKonFebruary28andBEHCHOKOYTD.WAMPwouldliketothankoursponsorsandcommunitypartnersfortheirgeneroussupport.Thosecontributionshavegonetowardslicensingthefilmsandbringingtheselectionintothecommunities.InfutureyearswehopetocontinuethegrowthoftheRoadTourandwewillkeepstrivingtowardsthatgoal.madepossiblebythesupportofinstructorsWarrenBatonofDelineandSachsHarbourlocalCJNogak.Whilemanyofthestu-dentshadbeenexposedtoArcticgamesbeforeonlyoneofthe18participantshadactuallyseenDenegameswhich-coupledwiththefactthatthesmallisolatedcommunityrarelyhasvisitors-madeitanexcitingandfunlearningopportunity.Thisisoneoftheirbig-gereventsthroughouttheschoolyear.Uscominginanddoingthesetraditionalgamesitskindofthehigh-light...soitwasnicesaidDerekSquirrelprogramco-ordinatorforASC.Allthestuffthatwein-troducedtothemwastheirfirsttime.Andhopefullywellhaveakitmadeforthemtosendupwithstickpullandsnowsnakesandmaybeacoupledrumswithsomemusicthattheycouldlearnfromandbeabletodohandgamessothatwerenotgoinginthereandshowingthemthisstuffandthentheyneverseeitagainordoitagain.Theyllhavetheequipmenttocarryitonwithintheirgymclasses.LearningtheDenegameswillbeespeciallyimpor-tantforthethreegirlsfromSachsHarbourintendingtoparticipateintheTra-ditionalGamesChampi-onshipscheduledforMar.1-3inYellowknifeSquirrelsaidwhereeachcompeti-toraged10-12mustpartici-pateinveArcticandveDenegames.PrincipalTerryDavid-sonsaidheisbringingNogakbacktotheschoolonceaweekforthenext12weekstocontinuepracticingtraditionalgameswhichhesaidareimportantforthekidslearninganddevelopment.Itsactuallymorebene-cialtotheminmanywaysthantheythinkDavidsonsaid.Ithinktheyhaventquitemadetheconnectionbetweentheirrecentordis-tantpastrelatedtotraditionalhuntingpracticesorgatheringpracticesbutbecauseDerekandWarrenandCJwereallverywillingeachtimetheyundertookanewactivityorgametoexplaintheculturalandhistoricalrelevanceitbegantomeansomethingmoretothekids.preparedthemtoundertakeaparticularactivitywhichwouldhavebeenpartofev-erydaylifehesaid.Davidsonsaidhewouldlovetohavetheinstructorscomebackeverymonthifhecouldbecauseofhowposi-tivetheexperiencewasforthestudents.Ifeelthatthechildrenwereveryreceptivetothemasinstructors.Ifoundallofthemalsowerenotjusthereasinstructorsbutalsopartic-ipatedwiththekidsinwhat-evertheydidandthatreallybroughtanelementofrealitytothekidsexperience.TheywereteachersandmentorsGameslinkSachsHarbourstudentswithtraditionAcrosstheNorthIndustrySportsRecreationTraditionalGamesItsbeenreallygreatforthekidstounder-standthattheyrenotjustplayingagameherebuttheyreactuallyinvolvedinanac-tivitythatnumberoneisrelatedtotheirculturalpastandnumbertwo...wouldhavepreparedthemtoundertakeaparticularactivitywhichwouldhavebeenpartofeverydaylife.TerryDavidsonInualthuyakSchoolPrincipalByMEAGANWOHLBERGStudentsatInualthuyakSchoolinSachsHarbourgotre-acquaintedwiththeland-basedoriginsofNorth-erntraditionalgameslastweekduringavisitfromtheAboriginalSportCir-clesASCArcticandDenegamesprogram.Studentsfromkindergar-tentoGrade9spenttwodayslearningtraditionalDenegameslikestickpullngerpullhandgamesandsnowsnakealongwiththeArcticsportsofoneandtwo-foothighkickAlas-kanhighkicktheanimallaughinggameandcaribouskippingwiththehelpofDavidsonsaidhefeelsthereisawideninggapbe-tweenwhatwasoncerel-evanttothelocalcultureandwhatisrelevantnowbutthattraditionalgameskeeptheyouthlinkedtotheirhistory.Itsbeenreallygreatforthekidstounderstandthattheyrenotjustplayingagameherebuttheyreactu-allyinvolvedinanactivitythatnumberoneisrelatedtotheirculturalpastandnumbertwo...wouldhaveandfacilitatorsatthesametimehesaid.ApartfrombenettothestudentsSquirrelsaidtheprogramalsocreatesworth-whileexperiencesforthein-structorsinvolved.Itsjustaboutpassingonthetraditionoftheinstruc-torshesaid.Theyreallyoungandtheyveplayedthesesinceayoungagesowethoughtitsbestforthemtopassontheirknowledgeandthesekidstolearnandhopefullycarryiton.PhotosDerekSquirrelGrade9studentsAlbertKalolaleftandCoreyLucascompeteinthengerpulleventcoachedbyinstructorWarrenBaton.StudentsplayDenehandgamesforthersttime.Studentshadachancetotakeeachotheroninthechal-lengingandfunlegwrestlingevent.