Native American tribes throughout the United States have countless longstanding traditions, including a variety of games unique to Native American cultures. One widespread group of similar games traditionally used animal bones as scoring pieces and are commonly known as stick games. The origins of these games predate written history and the different tribes that played them each adopted different sets of rules. Learn one of the different versions of a stick game, played by Native Americans, dating back to pre-recorded history, using simple materials from your home.
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