Biloxi ball game

[Mark J Awakuni-Swetland]

One of Two Hohokam Ball Courts, Snaketown, Arizona
Circa AD600-900
Readers’ Digest America’s Fascinating Indian Heritage copyright 1978




Karenne Wood <karennewood at yahoo.com> 
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Hi all,
Just a guess.  The Tutelo-Monacan-Mannahoac Siouan speakers played a 
two-stick form of lacrosse, a violent version played by other Mississipian 
tribes that evolved into the one-stick lacrosse played by Haudenosuanee 
peoples.  It's worth a thought that the Biloxi played something similar, 
given the linguistic and spiritual similarities.  Only a theory.
 Karenne Wood (Monacan), Ford Fellow
University of Virginia
PhD candidate, linguistic anthropology

"Rankin, Robert L" <rankin at ku.edu> wrote:
Mrs. Rowe talked about the Kaws playing "shinny". I think Justin mentioned 
that the Kaws and Osages had recently competed. Maybe he can fill you in.

Bob

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From: owner-siouan at lists.colorado.edu on behalf of David Kaufman
Sent: Sun 1/14/2007 3:05 PM
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Subject: Biloxi ball game


Hi all, and Happy New Year.

Since there are terms in the Biloxi dictionary for a ball and ball club, 
I'm wondering if they played the Choctaw/Cherokee game Stickball, 
apparently the precursor of La Crosse. I'm basing this on cultural 
contact, such as the Biloxi borrowing the idea of the blowgun from the 
Choctaw. Or, was there some type of ball game played among other Siouan 
tribes? 

The Maya, of course, had their own type of ball game, which apparently 
usually ended in the sacrificing (beheading) of one or the other team. I 
haven't acquainted myself with all its rules although they apparently 
couldn't use their arms or legs in touching the ball and they apparently 
had some type of hoop they could put the ball through for extra points (a 
la basketball). I don't think the Mayan ball game had a North American 
counterpart though, or did it?

Any thoughts?

Dave

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