Native American Sports & Games

Native American Sports & Games
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 9781422288634
ISBN-13 : 1422288633
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Book Synopsis Native American Sports & Games by : Rob Staeger

Download or read book Native American Sports & Games written by Rob Staeger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Americans loved to play games. From the United States to Mexico to Canada, tribes everywhere played games as part of their rituals, to cure diseases, to make crops grow, or sometimes, just for the pure fun of the sport. This book discusses the types of games played by various tribes in specific regions. It also explains how these games were played, and the significance-religious and social-of each contest.


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