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Play the Games
(2004, 25 min.)
Director: Phillip Blanchett (Yup'ik)
Producers: Jonathan Stanton, Phillip Blanchett, Steven Alvarez
(Mescalero Apache/Yaqui/Athabascan)
The World Eskimo Indian Olympics is a modern-day continuation
of the ancestral games of the Alaska Native peoples. Once necessary
for survival, these sports strengthened the physical and mental
ability of the participants. This look at the foremost contemporary
competition follows world record holders as they compete for their
personal best.
Image credits: Audience at
Club Red Radio, 2000 Native American Film and Video Festival
- photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI; To Play the Games
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