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**Native Americans in
baseball's past & present
A slideshow from the exhibit at the Iroquois Museum
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/
Interview with Joba
Chamberlain
The New York Yankees' pitcher talks about his Winnebago heritage.
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/archive.php?id=11286
**Piikani
Stick Game
Play an ancient game of the Blackfoot Nation
http://www.blackfoot.org/
REcycle Roundup
Play the game.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Nunavut co-hosts the
2002 Arctic Games
Iqaluit was
home to 1,600 athletes and spectators from Greenland, the United States and
Russia during t biannual weeklong event
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-1194-6706/sports/arcticgames/clip6
Birth of the Arctic
Games
Radio Broadcast
from CBC
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-1194-6703/sports/arcticgames/clip1
**Ancient Arctic Sports
Ancient Arctic
sports were the highlight of the 1980 Arctic Winte
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-1194-6615/sports/arcticgames/clip3
**Traditional Games
and Sports of Siberian Indigenous Populations
http://ankn.uaf.edu/IEW/Russia/Games/index.html
**Free Rice Game
For each word
you get right, rice is donated the UN to help end world hunger.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
**Not Your Typical
Olympics
Listen to the
story of the Eskimo Indian Olympics
http://www.onlyagame.org/shows/2007/07/20070728_14.asp
**Interactive Beadwork Designer
For Planning Loomwork or Lane Stitch projects
http://www.nativetech.org/beadwork/beadgraph/index.html
*Native Voice
Foundation
Creating a
generation of Native American Olympians
http://www.nativevoices.org/
Animals Coloring Book
Free
printable coloring books of animals and birds from all species!
http://www.50birds.com/CB.htm
Inupiat Heritage
Center's Junior Ranger Booklet
Games and more
about the Inupiaq traditions
http://www.nps.gov/inup/planyourvisit/upload/barrow_jrranger.pdf
**Baseball and Playing
Indian
Resources for
further study
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/programs/teters/resources.html
**Futbolito: A Journey
Through Central America (1994)
Film of five
north American athletes who travel through Guatemala and Nicaragua a popular new
foot game.
http://www.movieflix.com/movie_info.mfx?movie_id=1138
** Inequity
Play the Game
http://pbskids.org/wayback/fair/index.html
**Against the Winds:
Traditions of Native American Running
Many links and
much information.
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/mcnh_running/
NATIVE AMERICAN
MASCOTS: An Examination
Almost since
the day they were "discovered" by European explorers, American Indians have been
caricaturized in stories, ads, films and imagery
http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_tol.jsp?id=168
**Guess the Plant Name
Guess the Word Before the Turtle Hides in His Shell!
http://www.nativetech.org/games/turtle.html
Inuit (Eskimo) Games
http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~museum/
Bone Dominoes
http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/
Inuit Bilboquet
Inuit carvers
make the game pieces from muskox horn or the humerus of a seal.
http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~museum/V
North American Games
before 1500
http://www.historyforkids.org/l
North American Games
after 1500
http://www.historyforkids.org
**Toli
A traditional
Native American stickball game that has been played for at least 400 years.
http://www.uga.edu/toli/
**Indian Language
Toys for Native American Kids
Many tribes are using NDN Linguist toy to expose tribal youth to their native
language at an early age.
http://www.ndntv.com/ndnlinguist.html
**Cornhusk Wheel & Corncob Dart Game
Natives of different groups have their own special ways to play the Wheel & Dart game
http://www.nativetech.org/games/wheel&dart.html
**Extraordinary
Aboriginal Creations
Take the fun online quiz
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/jeu3_autochtones/
North American Indian Tennis Association
A clearinghouse for information about Indian Tennis and athletics
http://namita.org/
*Weave a Virtual Wampum Belt
http://www.nativetech.org/beadwork/wampumgraph/index.html
*Virtual Coloring Book
Color the wigwam, pottery, or fishing
http://www.nativetech.org/games/coloring/index.html
**2006 Arctic
Winter Games
A photo album of events
http://www.awg2006gallery.com/AWG2006/main.php
Playing Indian
at Halftime
Words about the Indian mascot issue.
http://mytwobeadsworth.com/PlayingIndian306.html
**First Nations
Snowboard Team
A radio clip with a team of FN snowboarders whose goal is the 2010 Olympics
http://www.cbc.ca/bc/features/rededge/jan10.html/#snowboard
**Urban Native Youth Association : Playing to Win
Radio clip:
Vancouver's Urban Native Youth Association use of sports and recreation to train
tomorrow's leaders.
http://www.cbc.ca/bc/features/rededge/jan10.html/#snowboard
**2006 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG)
Offering competition in 16 sports for youth between the ages 13-19 and adults
ages 20 and over.
http://www.naig2006.com/index.sp
**Seminole Dolls
Accurately portrays the clothing and hairstyle worn by traditional Seminole men
and women
http://www.seminoletribe.com/culture/dolls.shtml
**Salish Hand Game and Songs
Played by the Salish tribe of British Columbia and Northwestern United States
http://www.pentatonika.com/salish.html
** Little Pines Game
A game played with dolls from white pine tips.
http://www.nativetech.org/games/littlepine.html
** Bundle & Pin Game
Give a moosehide an upward toss while piercing one of the holes with the pointed end of the stick
http://www.nativetech.org/games/bundle&pin.html
Ring and Pin Game
Uses unique materials from the natural environment for the ring and pin.
http://www.nativetech.org/games/ring&pin.html
** Buzzer Game
The buzzer game is undoubtedly ancient in origin
http://www.nativetech.org/games/buzzer.html
Birch Bark Ball and Triangle Game
A traditional toy used by Penobscot children
http://www.nativetech.org/games/ball&tri.html
** Schools for Chiapas
Bikes for Youth-Photo Galleries
http://schoolsforchiapas.org/Pictures_and_Sounds/bikes/
** Seminole Doll Making
The history and practices of Seminole doll making
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/seminole_dolls/
**Team Dark Wind
The first All-Native American Tournament Paintball team
http://www.DarkWindPaintball.com
**Learn how to play Chunke
The chunke stones used in this game were highly prized and kept from generation to generation as town property.
http://www.rootsandroutes.net/body.htm?http&&&www.rootsandroutes.net/doodles.htm
Aborignial Sport Circle of Canada
Canada’s national voice for Aboriginal sport, which brings together the interests of First Nations, Inuit and Metis
peoples.
www.aboriginalsportcircle.ca
American Indian Sports Team Mascots
http://earnestman.tripod.com/1indexpage.htm
SunWatch Indian Village Circa 1200 AD
Like games? Hidden within this picture are links to other pages
explaining more about life in Ohio's Sunwatch Village around 1200 AD!
http://home.earthlink.net/~susankae/sunwatch.htm
ABCNEWS.com : Indians Say They're Still
Under Attack
The Indian Mascot issue is gaining support. The following website enlightens non-Indian friends as to why the racism
must stop.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/crazyhorse010320.html
Mush, the Yukon Quest
On February 15, at 5:00 a.m., Tim Osmar and his sled dogs crossed the finish line to win the Yukon Quest, called the
toughest sled-dog race in the world. Travel with the participants through CBC audio and video coverage.
Mush! The Yukon Quest
http://north.cbc.ca/north/archive/mush/index.htm
Native Voices Foundation
Native Voices Foundation is helping sponser a national effort to get more American Indian youths interested in winter
sports. The organization is spearheading "Native Olympic Dream Projects" to help improve native and nonnative
relations.
Welcome to Native Voices Foundation
http://www.nativevoices.org/
NativeTech: Games & Toys
Make your own authentic Native American games to play
with your friends!
http://www.nativetech.org/games/
The Mesoamerican Ballgame
Think football is a rough sport? Try the Mesoamerican Ballgame, the first team sport in recorded history where the
winners took all!
http://www.ballgame.org/
Traditional Inuit Games
For Inuit who embrace their arctic homeland completely, games play a very important aspect in adapting to the severe
environment.
http://www.arctictravel.com/chapters/gamespage.html
Lacrosse Sticks
Native Americans played a game called "Little Brother of War," or "They Bump Hips," based on a mock
war between enemy tribes.
http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/
2002 North American Indigenous Games
Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Golf, Lacrosse, Rifle shooting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming,
Tae Kwon Do, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling.
http://www.2002naig.com
Maliseet Games
The object of snowsnake is to throw the snowsnake on a flat bed of snow to see how far it will travel.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/objects/maliseetgames.htm
2002 Official Iditarod Site
Everything you need to follow the race for FREE: history, geography, weather, news sources, strategy ,mushers
biographies, information on the dogs, and real time updates of the rac eonce it begins March 2nd!!
http://www.iditarod.com/index.shtml
Dog Mushing and Iditarod Coverage
All of the adventure; none of the frostbite. 100% information with little or no filler!
http://dogsled.com/
California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA)
A non-profit group of seventy-six federally-recognized tribal governments dedicated to protecting gaming rights on
Indian lands
http://www.cniga.com/
First Native American woman to win Olympic metal.
Native American Sports Council
http://www.nascsports.org/
Powwow Puzzle
http://www.powwows.com/children/index.shtml
Zuni Race
Today's New York City Marathon has its foundations in ancient Greece. And as Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center
reports, long distance running also has deep roots in Native American history
http://search1.npr.org/search97cgi/s97_cgi
Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Sports & Recreation
Circle
"Established to serve the sports and recreation needs of the thirteen Mi'kmaw communities of Nova Scotia
www.nsmsrc.com (soon to be completed)
http://nsmsrc.tripod.ca (temporary site)
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Statement on the Use of Native American Images and Nicknames as Sports Symbols
http://www.usccr/statmnts/ntam001.htm.
Great American Foot Race
In 1928 Andy Payne, a 20 year-old Cherokee, won the Great American Footrace, running 3,422 miles from Los Angeles
to New York.
http://www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=01582
Indian sports heroes
NDNSPORTS.COM
http://www.ndnsports.com/main.asp
The Mexican Art Game
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/splendors/game/index.html
The Peruvian Statistics Game
Compare statistics from two very different countries: the United States, one of the world's wealthiest nations, and
Peru, one of the poorest.
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/newworld/peruvians/game/index.html
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**Jim
Thorpe
Video of Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox,
considered by many as the greatest athlete of the 20th century.
http://www.nativebiz.com/
**Interview with Seminole alligator wrestler, Richard Bowers
Recorded on May 4, 1983 by folklorist Doris
Dyen in Hollywood, Florida
http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/folklife/sound_pod.cfm*
*Cherokee
Marbles
Watch an online game of marbles played by the Cherokee for, some
say, 1,200 years.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Arts/Arts.aspx?StoryID=2812*
*Hawaiian Ha'a War Chant
The
U. of Hawaii football team performs their traditional New Haka war
chant before the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCZ5RkhJkY&feature=related
Bella Sera
Native Horse Online Activities for Girls
Virtual Horses and online activities designed to promote healthy
self-reflection among girls.
www.BellaSara.com
Let the
Games Begin
Radio: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau opens the first Arctic Winter
games in 1970
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-1194-6704/sports/arcticgames/clip2
**Play Coast
Salish Sla-hal
The
13,000 year old game is still played as intensely as ever
http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/2/v2art2.html
**NIEHS
Kids Pages
Free materials from National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/color.htm
**Welcome to
Lacrossetown
Online
slideshow about lacrosse from Indian Country Today.
http://www.indiancountry.com/lacrossetown.cfm
**Toy Trade Ax
Made in the typical Hudson's Bay Company trade axe style
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/A/fova28308.htm
**Mayan Math
Breaking the Mayan Code
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/chichen/flash.html
**The Fin, Fur, and Feather Bureau of Investigation
Games and more from National Geographic
http://www.fffbi.com/
**Pele
A radio interview withthe world's greatest soccer player.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/pele1.shtml
The healing power of the game of lacrosse
How lacrosse saved the Nunavummiut community of Kugluktuk
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-824-4867/sports/lacrosse/clip10
Native Youth Olympics, 2005
View the NYO photo gallery
http://www.bssd.org/gallery/nyo_05
*NIAC Kids Corner - Nipmuc Indian Association of
Connecticut
The Nipmuc Indian Association has created a great site with lots of
interactive games and learning opportunities. Have fun!
http://www.nativetech.org/Nipmuc/kidscorner.html
*First Voices For Kids
Interactive games using several aboriginal languages.
http://www.firstvoices.com/scripts/WebObjects.exe/FVKids
*Chickasaw Adventures
E-Comics, Games, and more fun from the Chickasaw Nation
http://www.chickasawadventures.com/home.htm
*Shuttlecock and Battledoor
Keep the Shuttle in the Air...
http://www.nativetech.org/games/shuttle/
* Native Voices Foundation
To create better understanding and joyful unity through sports to help heal Mother Earth for our children.
http://www.nativevoices.org/
*The Mexican Art Game
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/splendors/game/index.html
**Match the Snowflakes Game
http://www.snowflakebentley.com/match.htm
* A line in the Sand
Dedicated to the debate surrounding Native American stereotypes and other issues
http://hanksville.org/sand/
**Indian Tribe Word Search
From the Metis Resource Centre Inc
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/indians-ws.htm
**NDNsports
All Indians, all sports, all the time.
http://www.ndnsports.com/index2.asp
**National Toy Hall of Fame
Images and information about toys in the collection
http://www.strongmuseum.org/NTHoF/NTHoF.html
Native American Basketry
Match the New England Ash Splint Basket Designs
http://www.nativetech.org/basketry/gameindex.html
**Virtual Paper Dolls
Dress the Indian girl from southern New England
http://www.nativetech.org/games/paperdolls/index.html
Help the Chipmunk Find His Acorns!
http://www.nativetech.org/games/maze/index.html
*Wa'lade hama'gan
Play the Penobscot Bowl & Dice Game
http://www.nativetech.org/games/dicegame/
*Lacrosse
Field Lacrosse has been played in one form or another by Native Peoples all across North America
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/
* World Eskimo Olympics 2004
Watch a slide show of this year's events.
http://www.weio.org/images/Short_Takes_04/index.html
*Futbolity, A Journey Through Central America
Free online documentary. (Registration required) Five north American athletes travel through Guatemala and Nicaragua
promoting footbag, or hackey sack!
http://www.movieflix.com
Right to Play
*Promotes sports programs based on evidence that play enhances "healthy physical and psychosocial development and
builds stronger communities
http://www.righttoplay.com/
* How to make a tamarack Stick Goose Decoy
http://www.nativetech.org/willow/tamarack/tamdecoy.html
* Free from Woven Stitch
American Indian cross stitch pattern
http://www.zianet.com/mikemosier/FREEPAT.HTML?73,18
* Match the Dyes and Quills
http://www.nativetech.org/games/porcupinequill/index.php
American Indians in Football
Carlysle Indian School, Sonny Sixkiller, and more.
http://members.tripod.com/~johnnyrodgers/centralsqindian.html
* American Indian Baseball players
A list of American INdian baseball players, tribes, and active years.
http://www.baseballalmanac.com/
*Stones Unturned
Images of Native clothing, musical instruments, games and toys from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
http://www.civilisations.ca/aborig/stones/menu.htm
*The Sacsahuaman Game
Rebuild Sacsahuamán, a gigantic stone fortress over 1/3 mile long whose ruins still exist in Peru.
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/newworld/mestizo/game/game_splash.html
*Rattle in the Form of a Ballplayer
The Mayan creation story tells how the Sun and the Moon resulted from ball gae between the Lords of the Underworld and
the Hero Twins on earth.
http://www.artsmia.org/
*PhotoVoyage of the Navajo Rodeo
Photos taken from last summer's Navajo Rodeo.
http://wpni01.auroraquanta.com/pv/navajorodeo
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Powwow Puzzle
http://www.powwows.com/children/index.shtml
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THE CHUECA OR Palin Game
The Palinn Game of the Mapuche People is called hockey by because of its similarity to actual field hockey
http://www.beingindigenous.org/magazine/palin.htm
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The old Indian game of baggataway
The beginnings of LaCrosse; from the archives of CBC radio
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-824-4907/sports/lacrosse/clip1
* Lacrosse: A
History of Canada's Game
The First Nations began playing the sport more than 500 years ago.
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-41-824
Winter Puzzle
Preschool students can place items in a winter landscape.
http://games.funschool.com/
Wild Games
Animal word search, concentration, and more fun!
http://www.kidsplanet.org/games/
2003 Racial and Gender Report Card:
Analysis of hiring practices of the following sports: NBA, NFL, NHL, MLP, MLS, WNBA, NCAA and members.
http://www.bus.ucf.edu/s
The Iditarod Virtual Field Trip
http://www.tramline.com/trips.htm
Mascot
Issue
Native American organizations that endorse retiring of Native American mascots
http://www.allarm.org/articles/resolution_list.html
COMMON THEMES AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF "INDIAN" LOGOS
By Barbara Munson the Oneida Nation
http://www.allarm.org/articles/munson.html
Schools from the Iditarod District
Learn about schools along the Iditarod trail.
http://www.iditarodsd.org/Pages/schoolwebpg.html
Iditarod Coverage
Follow the Iditarod in real time online!follow the race in real time right online!
http://surfaquarium.com/e_iditarod.htm
Dog Mushing and Iditarod Coverage
http://dogsled.com/
Tropical America
An amazing site! Do not miss it. 500 years of Latin American history, blended and condensed into a non-linear
interactive game.
www.TropicalAmerica.com.
Making Marbles
Make your own marbles the Cherokee way.
http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/CulturePage.asp?ID=78
Ethnic Images in Toys and Games
Essays exploring "ethnic stereotyping in toys and games." From the Balch Institute for
Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia.
http://www.balchinstitute.org/museum/toys/toys.html
In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports
This documentary focuses on Charlene Teters, a Spokane Indian, who waged a campaign against Chief Illiniwek, the
University of Illinois' beloved mascot.
http://www.teachingforchange.org/
Toys and Games
Dolls, Dice Games, Ring and Pin Games, Puzzles and more from Canadian First Nations
http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca
[Click "Kids" button
Come and Play
Coloring Books, Fun, and Games about Canada's Aboriginal People
http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/
[Click
"Kids" button]
Indian Games for Boys
Mandan Ring, The Game of Big Foot, Rules of the Buffalo Hunt Game
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/native/games/index.htm
Archery
3-D archery is a test of dexterity and accuracy.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/E
Coast Salish canoe racing
The Native Canoe was an economic necessity, like a railroad or highway, and it also provided recreation in the sport of
racing.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/
Woodlands Indians Competition
Games of strength and endurance often emphasized eyesight, agility and creativity.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/
used Metis Games
Sports honed skills essential for hunting, defending the community or working in the fur trade.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/
The Canoe and Kayak
Almost all First Nations peoples across northern North America used the canoe or the kayak in daily life.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/
The Great Race
Gods and animals raced long before Indian men and women did.
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/mcnh_running/spiritnew.html
Dogsled
Comprehensive coverage of the Last Great Race on Earth, featuring streaming media, daily Iditarod reports and
educational materials.
http://www.dogsled.com/
Running Strong for American Indian Youth--Billy Mills
http://www.indianyouth.org/billy.html
The Cherokee BallPlay
Among their other many cultural gifts to the world, Native Americans contributed the game which later became known as
Lacrosse.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cher/cbp/index.htm
Haudenosaunee Lacrosse
http://www.peace4turtleisland.org/pages/lacrosse.htm
COMMON THEMES AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF "INDIAN" LOGOS
http://www.iwchildren.org/barb.htm
Dog sledding
Experience dogsledding--ride the sled in this video.
http://www.jasonproject.org/
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