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First International Conference on
Traditional Native Games
Salish Kootenai College Campus
Pablo, MT
RESCHEDULED UNTIL 2012
Initially planned for September 7, 8, 9 - 2011
An agreement to
host the first American Indian games conference was planned by Dr. Luane Ross,
President of Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana, and the ITGS executive
committee of Craig Falcon - Blackfeet, DeeAnna Leader - ITGS Executive Director,
and Ti Shalene Stalnaker - Blackfeet.
WE, modern people, are the last hominids standing because of
biochemical adaptations and because our ancestors had kinship/community systems
that helped individuals survive through cooperation and its rewards. Those systems of indigenous people supported
physical, mental/emotional, social, and spiritual survival in bands clans, and
villages.
Mankind’s future survival depends on the ability to look
back at what sustained health and well being, to check current problems
(physical and social/spiritual), and to change and adapt to the future. For more details - see Article by DeeAnna Leader in Native Montana Magazine 
The keynote speaker for the conference will be Dr.
Gregory Cajete, University of New Mexico and author of "Spirit of the Games."
Other main speakers will be Richard Horn, North American Native games expert
and Iris Pretty Paint, PhD, Indian education authority. Dr. Cajete BIO 
The conference sessions
will focus on values and purposes of Dog Day and Horse culture educational
practices, connections with the environment, and social/spiritual teachings. The
conference is set for September 7 - 9, 2011 on the SKC campus.
North Western Montana accomodations
Registration Policy: Limited to 500 attendees. Reservation Confirmed by payment. Prepayment by June 1 - $395.00 - After June 1 - $425.00. Sorry - no refunds or cancellations - you may sell your spot to someone or donate it for our scholarship program.
Registration Limited to 500 people.
EARLY BIRD $395.00 by June 1 - $425 after June 1
PRE-REGISTER ONLINE HERE 
PAY ONLINE 
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM DOWNLOAD FLYER
DOWNLOAD ADOBE READER 
MAP LINK
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8:30
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10:00
a.m.
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11:00
a.m.
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1:30
p.m.
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2:30
p.m.
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4:00
p.m.
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7:00
p.m.
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Main
Speaker
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Team & individual Games
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Shinney
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Doubleball
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LaCross (regional variations)
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Field play (youth competitions)
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Crafting game equipment
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Dr.
Cajete first day
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Education & Brain Research
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“Indian Ed for All” Montana’s Constitution
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Special guest, “Brain & “Evolution
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Brain studies Implications for education
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Rock in Fist & giveaway (game tournament
with giveaway)
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TBA
second day (science of brain research)
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History & play of Lacrosse
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First People’s Buffalo Jump Programs
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Families, tourism, and parks
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Family Winter games
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Museum collections display
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Iris
Pretty Paint third day
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Nature, Seasons, & game equipment
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Environment & tools
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Evolution of ancient games into modern sports
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Permission to play: The “Blanket” games
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Culture & traditions of games (Fort Belknap)
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Game Cultural traditions (women & youth
of Salish and Blackfeet cultures)
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Historical Trauma & loss of games
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Use of games in language learning (MT
language immersion schools)
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Intuition & Chance games (guessing games)
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Intuition & Chance games
(ceremonial & healing)
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Intuition & Chance games
(Problem solving)
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Intuition & Chance games (math)
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Horse Culture & Horse events
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Dog Days to 1st Contact with Horse
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Middle Horse Culture (demon-strations)
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Modern Plains Horse Culture
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The
schedule above represents September 7 & 8 daily schedule. The last day of the conference will be
combined themes, panels of the speakers doing “round table” discussions, and
youth competitions. Audiences are
welcome. A special schedule for the
day
will be available.
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