ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN GAMES

Equipment: Each player has 11 brilliant colored rods and 10 counters (toothpicks). Competition: Players on both sides are sitting opposite each other. Leader of the first round

Native American games have appeared many times in literature. The debut of the Native American game was John Rowling Ridge 's 1854 novel "Life and Adventure of Hoa Jin". Christal Quintasket wrote an article on Native American games at the 1927 novel The Half - Blood. Gerald Vizenor wrote this subject with a dead voice with Bearheart: Heirship Chronicles, Columbus' Columbus. Leslie Marmon Sirko wrote a 1977 novel called a ceremony focusing on gambling. The famous American writer Louise Erdrich wrote "Love Medicine", "Tracks", "Bingo Palace". Traditional ceremonial games are a common theme of these literary works and provide literature on Native American games rather than fact based explanations.

Despite the diversity of popular game Native American culture, some games are common. The rules of the game may be different, but there are several popular games in the western wide area. Native American occasionally incorporates games into religious ceremonies. Heavy Bet is common in most games. Hockey The most famous Indian game is hockey. This is the most common in the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes neighborhood, but also in the South, Plains, California, and the Pacific Northwest. It is a ball made of wood or deer skins captured in a racket whose one end is curved with a net. Although only one is used in some areas, the target is usually marked with two poles. In 1860, a white traveler in Wisconsin, J. G. Call investigated some hockey gear. He praised the exquisite cross over the white willow ball, circle and star and praised Lacrosse, admired as the most 'most exciting' sports for the Indians.

Lacrosse is still a famous game in America as well. Very popular in Native American games, Lacrosse includes the use of sticks passing through the edge of the net. The game is very popular and it can last from dusk to dawn. In addition to entertainment, this game is sometimes used to strengthen young warriors and resolve disputes between tribes. Abuse of games may damage players. This game is favorite of Iroquois, especially during the Midwinter Festival. There are six white balls on one side and there is a black ball on the other side. There is also a wooden bowl. With the nuts in the bowl, the player hits the bowl to the ground. If at least 5 balls end in the same color, one point is obtained. This is a chance game. Teach players to work hard so that they will try to realize their dreams