Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
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Jordyn Hoffman, of Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska, scrunches her face as she participates in the Eskimo stick pull at the Native Youth Olympics, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Native Youth Olympics is a statewide competition that attracts hundreds of Alaska Native athletes each year and pays tribute to the skills and techniques used by their ancestors to survive in the harsh polar climate. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)Jordyn Hoffman, of Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska, scrunches her face as she participates in the Eskimo stick pull at the Native Youth Olympics Friday, April 26, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Native Youth Olympics is a statewide competition that attracts hundreds of Alaska Native athletes each year and pays tribute to the skills and techniques used by their ancestors to survive in the harsh polar climate. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)Jordyn Hoffman, of Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska, receives congratulations from her teammates after she participated in the Eskimo stick pull at the Native Youth Olympics, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Native Youth Olympics is a statewide competition that attracts hundreds of Alaska Native athletes each year and pays tribute to the skills and techniques used by their ancestors to survive in the harsh polar climate. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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Jordyn Hoffman, of Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska, scrunches her face as she participates in the Eskimo stick pull at the Native Youth Olympics, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Native Youth Olympics is a statewide competition that attracts hundreds of Alaska Native athletes each year and pays tribute to the skills and techniques used by their ancestors to survive in the harsh polar climate. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)