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Indigenous Games

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Friday, Apr. 26, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Three lacrosse sticks.

Bring your natural curiosity and craftiness into FREE live learning sessions by Penn Museum educators!

April 25 marks the start of the Penn Relays, America’s largest track-and-field competition. This year, we’re celebrating the University of Pennsylvania tradition by taking a closer look at Indigenous American sports. Using collection artifacts, students will learn the rules and significance of games played by Indigenous peoples from North, Central, and South America and how many of those games are still played today. Students will then use these sports as inspiration to design their own team logos.

Recommended materials: Blank sheet of paper, writing utensil, and coloring materials.

Upcoming Sessions

A paper board game with a die and two sets of stones

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Make and Play the Royal Game of Ur

Friday, Jan 12

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

Hieroglyphs on a piece of stone.

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Cartouches

Friday, Jan 19

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

Amphora depicting Theseus and Minotaur with five onlookers.

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Theseus and the Minotaur: Let’s Hear an Ancient Myth

Friday, Jan 26

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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