08/30/2026
East Three Elementary School and East Three Secondary School Official site Inuvik, NWT joined forces for a staff Amazing Race at Gwich’in Park for our staff cultural day!
Throughout the day, teams raced through a variety of hands-on challenges focused on land-based skills, regional knowledge, Gwich’in and Inuvialuktun language, local history, and cultural traditions. It was a fun and meaningful opportunity for staff to learn, connect, and build knowledge and skills that can be carried forward and shared with our students.
Amazing Race Stations:
🦊 Regional Animals Send-Off
🧡 TRC Calls to Action Challenge
🔥 Boiling Tea & Setting Snares
🪡 Beading
👵 Elder Bio Riddles
🗺️ Land Knowledge Riddles
🗣️ Inuvialuktun & Gwich’in Language Lesson
🧶 String Games
🌱 Local Plant and Landmarks Scavenger Hunt
🫓 Bannock Making
🎶 Drum Dance
💪 Stick Pull Competition
🕰️ Timeline of Regional Historical Events
A very special quyanainni and mahsi to the Elders, knowledge keepers, and facilitators who generously shared their time, knowledge, skills, and language with us and helped make this day possible:
Annie Jane Charlie • Lillian Wright • Greta Sittichinli • Velma Illisiak • Gordie Kasook • Brian Kudlak • Dwayne Drescher • Margaret Gordon • Moses Gordon • Jayphin Elanik • Marlo Kiasuk • Annie Smith • Amanda Vittrekwa • Alice Kimiksana • Donna Johns • Anna Pingo • Mavis Jacobson • Annabelle Tetlichi • Chauna MacNeil • Krista Cudmore
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this day of learning, connection, and culture possible. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with our staff and helping us continue to honour and incorporate local culture, language, history, and land-based learning in our schools.
Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council Northwest Territories Teachers' Association
