Blog https://www.explorefairbanks.com/blog/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:42:19 +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

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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

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