Hand Games And Native Cultures.

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Hand Games And Native Cultures

GOALS OF THE SESSION Students who complete this lesson will: Learn about the history of the Hand Games as it relates to Native American culture Understand the use of each piece of game equipment Design game pieces used in the playing of Hand Games Use English units of measure to construct game pieces used in the playing of Hand Games

The Hand Game is an ancient game within North American Native cultures that predates contact from other cultures.

Through the Hand Game, stories and songs could be,… …and still are, shared.

The Hand Game brought people together from within a tribe …

… and also from different tribes.

The gathering of the people inevitably encouraged the exchange of stories.

about friends and relatives, Whether it was information about friends and relatives,

passing on of myths,

or information about the different tribes,

the topics for conversation were limitless.

Hand Game is a guessing game in which players of one team hide small bones in their hands and one player from the opposing team tries to guess which hand the correct bone is in. There are a total of 4 bones. Two of the bones have painted stripes around the center and are called the male bones. They carry no value and are used to merely confuse the opponent. The other two bones are plain and if you guess these bones you win the game. Bones

History of the Hand Game

Some of the mythology that surrounds the origins of the Hand Game centers on the coyote. The coyote is perceived as either a hero or a trickster by various tribes, depending on the region and the myths that coyote is associated with. Coyote is believed to be the assistant of the Creator and was sent to the earth to prepare it for the coming of the North American Native people. In many myths of the North American natives, the coyote is involved with playing games of chance, the main game of choice being the Hand Game.

The singing that accompanies the Hand Game had connotations that were mostly of a mythological nature. The songs were believed to have powers and if a group sang its songs and won the game, it was believed that the group had more power than the opposing team. Their powerful songs were believed to have made them succeed. These songs were passed down for many generations.

Sometimes the songs were sung to try to instill fear in the opponents,

and some songs were used in order to taunt a group.

1872 Current The drums were played to keep to the rhythm of the song or game, but this is a recent addition to the Hand Game.

The Hand Game was also played for the exchange of goods The Hand Game was also played for the exchange of goods. The North American Native people used the game to exchange different foods that were found in different regions, …

textiles, land, trinkets, horses, and household goods.

These items were exchanged by matching items of equal value against each other. In order to match, there had to be two opposing teams and each team had a variable amount of players. The amount of players on a team was limitless.

The contemporary mode of exchange at modern Hand Games is monetary, with an increasing focus on paper money.

In this activity, you will design and construct the pieces needed to play a Hand Game. These pieces include a hand drum with stick, the bones for the Hand Game, the Hand Game sticks, and a bag for the Hand Game sticks.