In 2007 WEIO was an inductee to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame in it's inaugural class, in the Event category.

https://alaskasportshall.org/honor/inductees/ 

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Congratulations to World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame chose WEIO as the 2009 Event. "It is obviously one of the cornerstone sporting events in our state and is very worthy of induction into the Hall." See the display at Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport. http://www.alaskasportshall.org/inductees_09.html#class09

The American Bus Association has chosen WEIO as one of the American Bus Association’s Top 100 Events in North America for group travel in 2009 & 2015. A panel of ABA-member bus and tour operators selected WEIO from hundreds of entries nominated by state/provincial tourism offices and local and regional convention and visitor's bureaus.