The Junior Native Youth Olympics and Native Youth Olympics are a series of survival skills and subsistence competitions that have been passed down from generation to generation in the Native communities of Alaska. The games themselves are based on skills that the people needed in order to survive long ago. Those skills, and now the games themselves, teach students (Grades 1-12) to build up their stamina and strength, promote a healthy way of living, and celebrate traditional Native values. Schools around Alaska have teams where they can learn the skills and compete against students from other schools during competitions held around the state.