Head pull

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. http://headpull.com/ [1][2][3][4] The game is played with a loop placed around the competitors’ heads as they face each other.[5] The loop is placed above the ears, and the game becomes more difficult the higher the loop is placed.[3] The winner is the one who first 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 bends forward or gives up.[6]

In 2011, Canadian Governor General David Johnston participated in a head pull competition.[5]

References
  1. Mir Tamim Ansary (1 September 1999). Arctic Peoples. Heinemann-Raintree Library. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57572-920-6. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. Mary Roach (7 January 1998). "The Inuit Olympics". Salon. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  3. "Northern Games - Head pull". Northern Games Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. Froelich, Paula (2015-06-29). "Finger Pulling, Head Pulling and Airplaning: The Craziest Arctic Sports". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. "GG samples Inuit 'head pull' in Iqaluit". CBC News. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. 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.
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