Celebrating Emily King, who last summer broke a world record set in 1989 in the one-foot high kick at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics last July. What she did is kind of stunning: Standing on one foot, she leaps up and kicks a sealskin ball with that same foot then lands on that same foot. The ball she kicked to set the record was 85 inches off the ground. That’s 7 feet high. Here’s a link to the video. The woman King hugs at the end is the woman who set the 1989 record. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1987916265017979
King is Tahltan, a tribe of the Stikine River area of northern British Columbia. She won four gold medals in last summer’s event, according to the Yukon News.
It’s been so exhilarating to look for news items regarding Native Americans this November, which is Native American Heritage Month. Since I’ve been search for interesting information and then blogging about it, the Internet has noticed and now my Facebook feed populates with lots of interesting news and videos, which is how I stumbled on King.
To learn more about the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics:
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 