NativeWeb Resources: Games in Collections & Galleries

Name and Description	Nation	Location
Alaska Native Games	Inuit	US - Alaska
A Resource Guide - Through the Alaska Native Knowledge Network, University of Alaska Fairbanks
More sites on www.ankn.uaf.edu
Balch Institute--Ethnic Images in Toys and Games
"Ethnic Images in Toys and Games" is a show that, on one level, is about fun and games, and on another level, is about some very serious issues. The negative stereotypes represented in toys and games are especially insidious because of their impact on children's developing conceptions of themselves and others.
Canadian Museum of Civilization		Canada
A beautiful digital collection of traditional Native toys and games.
More sites on www.civilization.ca
Chippewayan Bilboquet	Chippewa	Canada - Eastern
This Bilboquet is a a ring and pin game. It is a stylized version of a North American Indian game. The intent of the game is to throw the untethered ring into the air and catch it on the pointed end of the pin as the ring falls.
More sites on gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca
Ethnographic and Geopolitical Games		Canada
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - The Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games is a public institution dedicated to research and the collection, preservation, and exhibition of games and game-related objects.
Games at Wanuskewin	Cree	Canada - Western
Many games were popular among the Plains People, especially during the winter. At Wanuskewin you may find demonstrations of these games, which are very interesting. We invite you to explore the games provided below.
Games of the North American Indians: Ball Juggling
By Stewart Culin From Games of the North American Indians, 1907
Indian Couyntry Games		US - Northeast
Iroquois doll with headwrap - Menominee snowsnake - Ojibwe ball & pin game - Iroquois doll - Potawatomi Shinny ball & stick - Potawatomi ball & stick - Iroquois doll - Menominee la crosse sticks - Winnebago moccasin game Menominee la crosse sticks - Menominee la crosse sticks Ojibwe cup & pin game - Ojibwe model cradleboard - Winnebago bowl & dice
Inuit Toys - Museum of Anthropology WSU	Inuit	US - Alaska
Inuit children grow up in one of the harshest environments supporting human populations. To help them adapt to life in the climate of the Far North, Inuits treat their children as “small adults”. Young Inuits learn how to survive through their playtime activities, using child-sized versions of the gadgets and tools belonging to their parents.
Mi'kmaq game of waltes	MicMac	Canada - Eastern
The following essay was written by Gloria Gould for a Folklore course at the University College of Cape Breton. It was based on an interview conducted with Mr. Peter D. Denny of Eskasoni, Nova Scotia in April, 1987, and edited somewhat for use on this website.
More sites on mrc.uccb.ns.ca
National Museum of American History: Dolls	Seneca	US - Northeast
A contemporary Seneca Indian doll maker fashioned this cornhusk doll according to centuries-old tradition, clothing it in the ceremonial dress typically worn by the Iroquois people of the 1700s.
Nehiyaw Ma Tow We Na	Cree	Canada - Western
Games of the Plains Cree - A wonderful digital collection produced under contract to the SchoolNet Digital Collections program, Industry Canada.
More sites on collections.ic.gc.ca
Pacific Northwest Coast Gambling Game		Canada - Western
This visually impressive Pacific Northwest Coast Indian game has its origins lost in time since the game is not unlike dice games that were already old in ancient Rome or ancient China. The play of the game is dependent upon two pieces of Antler which are used like dice. The colorful Whale and sticks serve as a score keeping device. The game was made circa 1981 by Bill Kuhnely, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
More sites on gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca
Pommawonga Bilboquet		US - Northeast
This Bilboquet is a a ring and pin game. It is a stylized version of a North American Indian game. Pommawonga in English means spear the fish. The intent of the game is to throw the tethered rings (the ribs of the "fish") into the air and catch as many rings as possible on the pointed end of the pin as the rings fall. Then in a throw - while trying not to lose the caught rings - catch the triangle (the head of the "fish") on the pin.
More sites on gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca
Sac and Fox Native American Dolls	Sac	US - Southwest
Authentic, individually handmade Sac and Fox Native American dolls
SI Anthro Outreach subpage: Native American Games
Selected References on Native American Games, Dances, and Crafts.
Slahal - Bone and Stick Gambling Game		US - Northwest
This visually impressive Pacific Northwest Coast Indian game has its origins lost in time since the game is not unlike dice games that were already old in ancient Rome or ancient China. The play of the game is dependent upon two pieces of Antler which are used like dice.
More sites on gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca
traditionalnativegames.org
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