Traditional Games Certification Clinic in - Wolfpoint, MT - Reserved for employees of Wolf Point School district and Wolf Point community to a maximum of 40 participants. Sponsored by Wolf Point Indian Education Committee (WPIEC)/JOM.
June 7 - 9, 2010
Registration: Levels I and II - Only one level
per/event. Level II requires previous Level I certification.
Renewal units and college undergraduate and graduate credit available through MSU-Northern for $120.
Contact Carolyn Rusche @ 406-653-2361 ext 112 (office) or 406-650-7679 (cell). Email - crusche@nemont.net Download Registration/Release PDF form [ ]
WolfPointHigh School:
Gym and Fields 213 6th Ave Wolf Point, MT59201-151
Schedule for Traditional Games Clinic
June 7-9, 2010
Start of Clinic: At Wolf Point High School
Auditorium
Monday, June 7 Level I & Level II
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
Both Level I & II Auditorium
8:30 Opening and welcome: Host,
Carolyn Rusche
Prayer: Richard Horn (Blackfeet) Int.
Traditional Games Society. Introductions of participants.
9:30 Opening of Blanket
Ceremony & introduction to the history, culture, and events of
the research, resurrection, and restoration of Plains Indian games to
Montana tribes.
10:30 Rotation: Games of skill,
chance, and intuition.
In gymnasium: stations:
Level I
1. Sticks in Fist (Intuition &
probability) and Tie Up 2. Rock in Fist (observation &
intuition) 3. Dice Game (chance & observation) 4. Guessing
Sticks (estimation) & Guessing Rocks (estimation)
Level II
1.
Feather Darts
(observation, knowledge of feathers, eye-hand coordination ) 2.Tops
(skill & knowledge of how tops work)3. Arrow games & ball
games..
11:45 Lunch
1:15
Level I, 1. Stone
House (speed, coordination, dexterity, observation in patterns, and
imagination) 2. Ring the Stick (manual dexterity & hand eye
coordination) and Y- arrow game (throwing for accuracy and 4. Hoop &
Stake (throwing skill for accuracy).
Level II. Ring & Pin (manual
dexterity & eye-hand coordination & other hand held games.
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 Outside:
Level I. . Make the
Stick Jump (Throwing skill for power and short distance accuracy)
Kickball Racing (speed & eye-foot coordination) and Run &
Scream (lung capacity & running ability) Shinney .Doubleball
Single Pole Lacrosse
Level II. 1. Grass &
Snow Snakes (Strength and throwing technique) 2. Atlatl Casing, 3.
Racket games and variations
5:00 p.m.– done for day
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
8:30 to 11:45 Crafting
Level I North area of lunch room
Level II South area of lunch room
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 5:00 p.m. Finish Crafting
( get instructor signature on finished
5:00 – Dinner
6:00 – 9:00 crafting on own at
home if not finished.
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Wednesday. June 9. 2010
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Level I Crafting and review of
concepts and Level I games
Level II Crafting and review of
Level II concepts and games
11:00 a.m. Testing for Level I &
II
12:00 Clean up room & closing
prayer for travel
Honoring & Teaching Traditional Native Games A Means For The Survival Of First Nation People's Culture