Blog https://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:20:43 +0000 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Take Center Stage http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/world-eskimo-indian-olympics-take-center-stage/ http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/world-eskimo-indian-olympics-take-center-stage/#comments http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/world-eskimo-indian-olympics-take-center-stage/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0800

Every July, Fairbanks hosts the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO), a four-day series of competitions and cultural practices. WEIO draws Native athletes and dancers from around the state, the

]]> Best Ways to Explore Alaska’s Enduring Native Culture http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/best-ways-to-explore-alaskas-enduring-native-culture/ http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/best-ways-to-explore-alaskas-enduring-native-culture/#comments http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/best-ways-to-explore-alaskas-enduring-native-culture/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:00:00 -0800

Fairbanks' golden heart beats a little faster when the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO) are in town. For Alaska Natives, attributes of physical fitness—strength, agility and endurance—are life

]]> Together We Are Rising: Festival of Native Arts http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/together-we-are-rising-festival-of-native-arts/ http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/together-we-are-rising-festival-of-native-arts/#comments http://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/post/together-we-are-rising-festival-of-native-arts/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:00:00 -0900

Free and open to the public, the Festival of Native Arts features indigenous dance performances by groups from across the state in the evenings and workshops during the day with topics like making

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