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Test of strength

Published 9:30 pm Tuesday, January 16, 2024

By Jake Dye Peninsula Clarion

Bryce Butler pulls an athlete from Chickaloon up and over to win a round of the Inuit stick pull during the Kahtnuht’ana Hey Chi’ula Native Youth Olympics Invitational at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Bryce Butler pulls an athlete from Chickaloon up and over to win a round of the Inuit stick pull during the Kahtnuht’ana Hey Chi’ula Native Youth Olympics Invitational at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe and Salamatof Tribe together hosted the Kahtnuht’ana Hey Chi’ula Native Youth Olympics Invitational this weekend, with competition stretching from Friday through Sunday at Kenai Middle School.

Native Youth Olympics are a series of events derived from traditional Alaska Native feats of athleticism. Across the three-day competition, athletes competed in a dozen events, including the Alaskan high kick, the scissor broad jump, the wrist carry, the seal hop and more.

The local tribes were joined by teams from Homer, Sterling, Chickaloon and Qutekcak Native Tribe from Seward.

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