The Arctic Winter Games were founded in 1969 under the leadership of Governor Walter J. Hickel of Alaska, Stuart M. Hodgson, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and Yukon Commissioner James Smith.
Arctic Winter Games blev etableret i 1969 under lederskab af Alaskas guvernør Walter J. Hickel, Stuart M. Hodgson, kommissionær for Northwest Territories og kommissæren for Yukon James Smith.