Books with title Native American Sports and Games

Native Americans loved to play games. From the United States to Mexico to Canada, tribes everywhere played games as part of their rituals, to cure diseases, to make crops grow, or sometimes, just for the pure fun of the sport. This book discusses the types of games played by various tribes in specific regions. It also explains how these games were played, and the significance-religious and social-of each contest.

Native American GAMES and Stories Now you can learn to play authentic Native American games! An important credo of Native American life states that you can learn while you play and play while you learn. Readers will be able to pore over intriguing stories, immerse themselves in Native American understandings, and get to play these fun-filled games as they learn how global thought and beliefs can transcend into their own lives. Sample themes, stories, and games: Ball Games and Team Sports; ''The Ball Players in the Sky'' (Passamaquoddy); Stickball Bowl Games and Other Games of Chance; ''Gluskabe Brings the Summer'' (Abenaki).