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By Dylan Follett, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer Canada Post has announced a new stamp in honour of Edward Lennie, known as \u201cthe father of the Northern Games.\u201d Lennie was chosen to be on one of three stamps for his lifetime of commitment to coaching, growing and preserving Inuit sports, according to a June 17 Canada Post release. Lennie, who passed away in 2020, helped found the Northern Games and get Inuit sports in the Arctic Winter Games. The stamp is part of an annual collection Canada Post makes of Indigenous sports leaders for National Indigenous Peoples Day. Lennie was born near Imaryuk, and spent much of his life in Inuvik. There, he began teaching traditional games to youth after worrying they were being forgotten. He personally coached athletes in… <\/p>\n

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By Dylan Follett, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer Canada Post has announced a new stamp in honour of Edward Lennie, known as \u201cthe father of the Northern Games.\u201d Lennie was chosen to be on one of three stamps for his lifetime of commitment to coaching, growing and preserving Inuit sports, according to a June 17 Canada Post release. Lennie, who passed away in 2020, helped found the Northern Games and get Inuit sports in the Arctic Winter Games. The stamp is part of an annual collection Canada Post makes of Indigenous sports leaders for National Indigenous Peoples Day. Lennie was born near Imaryuk, and spent much of his life in Inuvik. There, he began teaching traditional games to youth after worrying they were being forgotten. He personally coached athletes in... <\/p>\n

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