Dene Games

Dene games competition is held in four age/sex classes: open and junior men, and junior and juvenile women. There are four athletes in each age-class, and one coach per sex. Events include: finger pull, snowsnake, stick pull, hand games, and pole push, and an all-round event consisting of the scores for the three individual events. Teams that regularly participate in Dene games include Alaska, Yukon, Alberta North, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Nunavik/Quebec.