Indian Football Catch - Pine Grove, CA
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saopaulo1
N 38° 25.453 W 120° 38.531
10S E 705825 N 4255517
A plaque about a Native American game.
Waymark Code: WMRRZA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2016
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"Indian Football! Catch the Ball... or Maybe a Girt?
Sometimes people think that life in the old days was always hard work. Hardly. Our people have always made plenty of time for leisure and sports. One of our traditional games is called Indian football, a lot like a mixture of today's soccer and rugby... only with a twist.
Indian football is always set up as girls versus boys, and each side plays by different rules. Using a piece of elk hide stuffed with soap root fiber for a ball, the boys can only kick it, but the girls can pick it up, toss it, run with it, or jump with it. The boys, however, can pick up one of the girls and run with her if she holds the ball! If this happens, the girl will try and get rid of the ball as quickly as possible."
Group that erected the marker: State of California
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Volcano Rd
Pine Grove, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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