North Carolina: Anetso, The Cherokee Ball Game: At The Center Of Ceremony And Identity

North Carolina: Anetso, The Cherokee Ball Game: At The Center Of Ceremony And Identity Michael J. Zogry   2010   University of North Carolina Press   Long understood as the precursor to lacrosse, the Indian ball game has attracted the attention of non-Natives since the European arrival to the new world. Since then, many non-Natives have recognized the ritualistic or religious aspects of the event, one that existed in various forms across Native North America. The concern for the religious...

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