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# I am a Native Youth Olympian
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/indie-alaska-i-am-native-youth-olympian/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:25:43.000Z
- Description: Autumn Ridley competes in the Alaskan High Kick at the Native Youth Olympics.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 1, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_2da6738f-3533-4b46-9f89-6573fbdd36ea, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Every year, hundreds of Alaska Native teens from all over the state gather for the Native Youth Olympics (NYO). They compete in games that have been passed down generation to generation. In this episode of INDIE ALASKA, you'll meet Autumn Ridley, who in 2012 broke the world record for the Alaskan High Kick, one of NYO's most popular events.