Northern Oklahoma College and Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) is hosting a Stickball-Choctaw Style Event on Facebook Live on Friday, Nov. 13.
The event is set for 10:30 a.m. at the following Facebook Live Link, http://fb.me/e/4SSPNF9Mi.
NOC’s Native American History class in Tonkawa will assist Jake Roberts in demonstrating the Choctaw style of Stickball. Roberts will explain the historical significance of Stickball for the Choctaw Nation.
Participants will wear face masks and take precautions.
According to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Cultural Services, Choctaw stickball has been described as the father of all field sports. With its use of a soft ball, rackets, referees, goal posts, and a jump ball to start the game, this ancient sport has parallels with a number of more recently developed games including lacrosse.
NASNTI Grant Project Director Anna Roland is excited to bring this opportunity to campus despite the challenges of the pandemic this year.
“We are honored to have Mr. Roberts on campus and grateful to Mrs. Pennington for bringing her class to assist,” Roland says, “and although spectators cannot join in person, we are very pleased that we can use technology in order to highlight the Choctaw culture in a fun way that can be broadcast via Facebook.”
NASNTI is a federally funded grant through the Department of Education.
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