Indigenous explainers: What are handgames? – Energeticcity.ca

Indigenous explainers: What are handgames? – Energeticcity.ca

Participants take a break during Prophet River Treaty Days handgames tournament, where $50,000 in prize money was on the line. (Ed Hitchins, Energeticcity.ca) PROPHET RIVER FIRST NATION, B.C. — During Prophet River First Nation’s (PRFN) annual Treaty Days, a familiar drum beat echoes throughout. Huddled in a corner, an enthusiastic crowd claps along to the sounds with participants laughing, cheering and enjoying a historical, traditional Indigen…