First Arctic Winter Games

197025 min 5 secFilm: Documentaire

Réalisation: Dennis SawyerR.C. Gibson

Production: Dennis SawyerR.C. Gibson

Sponsored by the Department of National Health & Welfare and by the Yellowknife Arctic Winter Games Society, and produced by Telecolor Films Ltd.

A short documentary film about the first Arctic Winter Games, held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, in 1970. The inaugural edition of this international event was attended by more than 8,000 participants and spectators, including 750 Canadian athletes and 250 athletes from the US. The Games included many sports typically included in Olympic competitions, with a specific focus on Indigenous sports as well.

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Catégories de sujets


  • Sports d'hiver > CompétitionsJeux d'hiver
  • Peuples autochtones au Canada (Inuit) > Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Nunavut et YukonJeux, Loisirs et Sports

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réalisateur
Dennis Sawyer
R.C. Gibson
producteur
Dennis Sawyer
R.C. Gibson
directeur de la photographie
Jean-Pierre Lachapelle