Parent-child duos enjoy the chance to compete together at Arctic Winter Games

The new open category for some sports in the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) is giving parents and their children the opportunity to be teammates.

Lennie Charlie, from Carmacks, Yukon, said watching his son, Jasper Charlie, win a gold ulu in the stick pull was one of his proudest moments. 

“It was amazing and my voice is lost because of him screaming for him,” he said. 

But Lennie isn’t just there to watch, he’s also on Team Yukon competing in the Dene Games open male division.

For Jasper, 15, it was great to play a game that he can practise with his father. 

“It feels great to have someone around to kind