Iris Sowdluapik of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, readies to lead Team Nunavut into the Menard Center during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Arctic Winter Games in Wasilla, Alaska, on Sunday, March 10, 2024. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)
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This year’s Games are held in Mat-Su Valley, Alaska
Hundreds of athletes, support staff, volunteers and fans descended upon the Menard Center in Wasilla, Alaska on Sunday to take part in the opening ceremony for this year’s Arctic Winter Games.
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