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The blanket toss is open to viewing by tourists, and in 2000 Scott Gomez was tossed twenty feet/six meters. [23] Former champion and state representative Reggie Joule, [24] once appeared on The Tonight Show to discuss the blanket toss. [22] Nalukataq is a men's and women's event in the World Eskimo Indian Olympics.
A blanket toss at the 2011 World Eskimo Indian Olympics. The blanket toss, also known as Nalukataq, is a trampolining discipline. The trampoline is made up of walrus hide or a seal skin blanket, held by 40 to 50 volunteers. The objective of the blanket toss discipline is to get as high as possible, while also managing balance and style in the air.
Inuit blanket toss in Wainwright, Alaska (1922-1923) during Amundsen's Maud Expedition Iñupiat blanket toss during the Nalukataq festival in Utqiagvik, Alaska (2006). A game similar to trampolining was developed by the Inuit, who would toss blanket dancers into the air on a walrus skin one at a time (see Nalukataq) during a spring celebration of whale harvest.
Blanket toss, 2011. Events played at the WEIO are either traditional or everyday tasks unique to Eskimo or northern native culture: [20] Knuckle hop or seal hop; Four man carry; Ear weight; Ear pull; Drop the bomb; One foot high kick and akratcheak (two foot High kick) One hand reach; Alaskan High kick; Kneel jump; Indian stick pull; Eskimo ...
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Nalukataq, the Blanket Toss Celebration, is held on multiple days beginning in the third week of June to celebrate each successful spring whale hunt. July 4, Independence Day, in Utqiagvik is time for Eskimo games, such as the two-foot high kick and ear pull, with the winners going on to compete at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics.
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