PHOTOS: Cultural Appreciation Day at Superior Schools
Valley Press-Mineral Independent | UPDATED 6 months AGO
Superior School District held its 2nd annual Cultural Appreciation Day on May 6. In the morning, the senior class learned the Native American game of Double Ball. Wooden goalposts were built on the football had to use sticks to keep the double ball in the air, and work as a team to score. Instructors from Travelers Rest State Park in Lolo explained the traditional high-energy game that consisted of massive teams and could be played up to a mile apart. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
Double ball was played by many indigenous groups, including the Ojibwe, Cree, Blackfoot, and Assiniboine nations. Other events during Superior's Cultural Appreciation day included a post-mortem petting zoo (animal furs), keynote speakers, and an activity called stickgame. Stickgame was conducted inside the large tipi that was created by the high school's Native American Studies class. The tipi will be left up near the tennis courts until the end of the school year. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
Superior High School students from Chris Clairmont’s and Vicky Nyte’s class set up a teepee in preparation for the school’s annual Culture Day last week which focused on early cuisine of the Native Americans in this region. Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) was the keynote speaker and was recently featured on the Food Network program, Chopped. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Engineering and returned home where she developed Indigikitchen. She serves on the board of the FAST (Food Access and Sustainability Team) Blackfeet. (Monte Turner/Mineral Indepe…
PHOTOS: Cultural Appreciation Day at Superior Schools
Double ball was played by many indigenous groups, including the Ojibwe, Cree, Blackfoot, and Assiniboine nations. Other events during Superior's Cultural Appreciation day included a post-mortem petting zoo (animal furs), keynote speakers, and an activity called stickgame. Stickgame was conducted inside the large tipi that was created by the high school's Native American Studies class. The tipi will be left up near the tennis courts until the end of the school year. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
Superior High School students from Chris Clairmont’s and Vicky Nyte’s class set up a teepee in preparation for the school’s annual Culture Day last week which focused on early cuisine of the Native Americans in this region. Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) was the keynote speaker and was recently featured on the Food Network program, Chopped. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Engineering and returned home where she developed Indigikitchen. She serves on the board of the FAST (Food Access and Sustainability Team) Blackfeet. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)