The 2012 Arctic Winter Games was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Whitehorse, Yukon , Canada, between 4–10 March 2012.

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2012 Arctic Winter Games Whitehorse

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Host city	Whitehorse, Yukon
Country	Canada
Nations	7 countries  Canada  Denmark  Finland  Norway  Russia  Sweden  United States
Teams	9 contingents  Alaska  Greenland Northern Alberta  Northwest Territories Nunavik Québec  Nunavut  Sápmi  Yamal-Nenets  Yukon
Athletes	1,472
Events	264
Opening	March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)
Closing	March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10)
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The Arctic Winter Games is the world's largest multisport and cultural event for young people of the Arctic. The Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture held for a week, each time with a different nation or region as the host. AWG celebrates sports, social interaction and culture. The Games contributes to creating an awareness on cultural diversity, and develops athletes to participate in the competitions with the focus on fair play. The Games binds the Arctic countries together and includes traditional games such as Arctic sports and Dené games.

Around 1,500 athletes from nine teams participated in the games.^[1]

The 2012 Arctic Winter Games were set in Whitehorse, Yukon. This marked this the sixth times the games were hosted by Whitehorse. The general manager of the games were Chris Milner, an athlete in the 1990 Arctic Winter Games.^[2]

The 2012 games were held at various sports venues, schools and facilities in Whitehorse.

The 2012 Arctic Winter Games were the first to have a relay. Rather than passing a baton or torch, however, a song was relayed. The youth at the games passed on a song, was in effort to promoting heritage awareness and cultural diversity.^[7]

The Hodgson trophy for fair play and team spirit is awarded at the end of every games. The trophy has been awarded since 1978 and named for Stuart Milton Hodgson, Commissioners of the Northwest Territories from 1967 to 1979. The 2012 Hodgson Trophy was awarded to Team Nunavut.^[8]