Games of the North: Playing for Survival

For thousands of years, traditional Inuit sports have been vital for
survival within the unforgiving Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive,
these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and spirit
within the community. Following four modern Inuit athletes
reveals their unique relationship to the games as they compete
across the North. As unprecedented change sweeps across their
traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the
games today.

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For viewers: Please contact your local public television station to find out when they will be scheduling this program.

Feed Date & NOLA Code for Standard Definition:

NOLA Code HD: GNOR 000

Feed Date: Monday, April 18, 2011, from 2230-2300ET

Below are resources for stations to use in promoting their carriage of Games of the North: Playing for Survival.  

• One Page Fact Sheet
  

• Press Release
  

• High quality stills (examples and links to the right)

• Photo captions and credits

• Crew & Cast Bios

• Educational Resources
  

• Watch and/or embed the trailer on your web site

• DVD sale site - visionmaker.org