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Native Games in Schools & CollegesTraditional
Games Certification Clinic in
- Missoula, MT - August
9-10, 2010. Sponsored
by WM-CSPD. Registration: Level I only. Future Level II requires previous Level I. One level per event. THIS EVENT IS OPEN
Renewal
units and college undergraduate and graduate credit available through
MSU-Northern for $120.
Dates: August 9-10, 2010
Location:
Meadow Hill Middle School Multi-purpose Room 4210 Reserve ST Missoula, MT 59801
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LEVEL I Only - Register Through WM-CSPD
Nancy
Marks
Professional
Development Coordinator
Sponsored by WM-CSPD
215
South 6th St West
Missoula,
MT 59801
Fax:
406-329-5988
Phone:
406-728-2400 ext 1088 nmarks@mcps.k12.mt.us
TO REGISTER - www.cspd.net
Level I
August 9, 2010 Monday
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Opening of
Blanket Ceremony & introduction to the history, culture, and
events of the research, resurrection, and restoration of Plains
Indian games to Montana tribes. 9:30 a.m. Rotation through game
stations. Games of skill, chance, and intuition.
Six stations: 1. Rock in Moccasin
(observation & intuition) 2. Sticks in Fist (Intuition &
probability) 3. Rock in Fist (observation & intuition) 4. Dice
Game (chance & observation) 5. Guessing Sticks (estimation)
6. Guessing Rocks (estimation) 10:30 a.m. Break10:45 a.m.
Outside: 1. Ring the
Stick (manual dexterity & hand eye coordination) 2. Make the
Stick Jump (Throwing skill for power and short distance accuracy)
3. Kickball Racing (speed & eye-foot coordination) and Run &
Scream (lung capacity & running ability): 4. Tie-up (Problem
Solving) 5. Stone House (speed, coordination, dexterity, observation
in patterns, and imagination) 6. Ring and Pin (manaual dexterity and
eye-hand coordination)
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch on own1:30 p.m.
Outside: 1. Feather
Darts (observation, knowledge of feathers, eye-hand coordination)2.
Bull Roarer 3. Tops (skill & knowledge of how tops work) 4. Y-
arrow game (throwing for accuracy) 5. Grass Snake (Strength and
throwing technique), 6. Hoop & Stake (throwing skill for
accuracy). 2:30 p.m. Break2:45 p.m.
(team games)
1. Doubleball field 2. Shinney
field 3. Hoop & Dart Games field 4. Atlatl field
5. Lacrosse field 6. Footbags
area. 5:00 p.m. Break for Dinner7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Books and
sources of reference for researching the traditional games. Review
for Certification test, MSU-Northern credit studies, renewal units,
culture questions. (place to be announced) Tuesday, August 10th,
Level I
8:30 - 5:00
Crafting of the equipment for listed
games.
Bring pocket knife or box cutter and
ratcheting pruner, plus hat and sun glasses. The Level I groups will meet at
8:30 a.m. to craft required equipment items. Level I will finish
crafting and prepare for certification test at 4:00. The test will
cover basic concepts regarding traditional games in pre-Columbian,
American Indian cultures.
Certificates will be mailed within two
weeks of the finish of the clinic. The Board of Directors of the
International Traditional Games Society sincerely hopes that each
participant carry their new knowledge of the culture and history of
American Indian games respectfully into their own families and
teaching programs.
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