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) Martin eventually contacted Bill Quackenbush, a representative of the Cultural Preservation Office, and in cooperation with the City of Madison Parks Department they arranged for an introductory event to take place this Friday afternoon. Men and women and boys and girls of all ages are invited to participate, and Quackenbush will be on hand to give lessons and explain the rules and procedures to prospective players. “This is something that was probably played around here previously by Ho-Chunks that lived here,” Martin said. “It’s a game that’s indigenous to here … it’s not only learning something about the culture that is indigenous to Madison, but it’s also fun.” ....
Book World: Native American comedians get their due Donald Liebenson, The Washington Post Feb. 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail By Kliph Nesteroff - - - I know a lot of you white people have never seen an Indian do stand-up comedy before, joked Charlie Hill on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. Like, for so long you probably thought that Indians never had a sense of humor. We never thought you were too funny either. Hill s TV debut, making him the first indigenous comedian in prime time, is one of the milestones that Kliph Nesteroff chronicles in We Had a Little Real Estate Problem, an illuminating and stereotype-busting history of Native Americans and comedy. ....
Twin Ports Medallion hunt canceled after players damage Ojibwe burial site The yearly hunt is part of the Twin Ports Winterfest. Author: Bring Me The News A yearly Duluth-area treasure hunt in which radio listeners follow clues for a shot at a grand prize has officially been called off, after some players went out of bounds. On Friday, the Twin Ports Winterfest which hosts The Great Medallion Hunt announced that the 2021 contest is no more: The decision was made because of damage and disrespect being done to public property, the Facebook post says. All prize awards for the medallion hunt have been put on hold and will not be awarded for any finder of the official Winterfest Medallion. ....
State Parks agency lists Black History Month events News staff FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 Dwayne Ellis, of Bridge the Gap, hands Veronica Dantzler a tomato during the annual Juneteenth celebration at the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region on Pearl Street in Albany in 2020. (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James FrancoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 The state parks agency plans a series of virtual and in-person events in the coming days to celebrate Black History Month. Virtual events • John Jay Homestead State Historic Site: A Zoom lecture on the history of enslavement in the colonial-era family, starting at 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Registration available at johnjayhomestead.org ....
How beading lessons from her son reconnected a residential school survivor to her culture theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.