Head pull
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Head pull is an Inuit game where two people lie belly down on the ground, pull each other’s heads, and try to move the opponent across a line.[1][2][3] The game is played with a loop placed around the competitors’ heads as they face each other.[4] The loop is placed above the ears, and the game becomes more difficult the higher the loop is placed.[3] The match is complete when one of the competitors either pulls their opponent across the line or if the loop slips off their opponent’s head.[3]
Also, the competitors may face each other with their legs interlocked and pull their heads backwards until one of the competitors would bend forward or give up.[5]
In 2011, Governor General David Johnston participated in a head pull competition.[4]
References
- ^ Mir Tamim Ansary (1 September 1999). Arctic Peoples. Heinemann-Raintree Library. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57572-920-6. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ Mary Roach (7 January 1998). "The Inuit Olympics". Salon. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Northern Games - Head pull". Northern Games Society. 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b "GG samples Inuit 'head pull' in Iqaluit". CBC News. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ Ernest S. Burch (1 August 2006). Social Life in Northwest Alaska: The Structure of Iñupiaq Eskimo Nations. University of Alaska Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-889963-92-1. Retrieved 24 June 2012.