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This is one of the oldest games in North America. You’ve likely never heard of it

  • Indigenous peoples have played Stickball for hundreds of years, with annual competitions in Mississippi since 1975 to determine the champion of this ancient game.
  • Stickball, called Ishtaboli in Choctaw, involves 30 players using two netted sticks and a bright orange leather ball .
  • Several tribal nations have played variations of Stickball, following rules established by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
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Physicality and endurance win the World Series of perhaps the oldest game in North America

Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries

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This is one of the oldest games in North America. You've likely never heard of it

Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries. It's perhaps the oldest game in North America, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion. A

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Physicality and endurance win the World Series of perhaps the oldest game in North America

Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries

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Physicality and endurance win the World Series of perhaps the oldest game in North America

Associated Press CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries. Every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion of perhaps the oldest game in North America. A game of physicality and endurance, stickball is often called the grandfather of field sports. The annual tournament in Mississippi is the game’s premier event. In any tournament or exhibition game in the country, a team fr…

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Physicality and endurance win the World Series of perhaps the oldest game in North America

Associated Press CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries. Every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion of perhaps the oldest game in North America. A game of physicality and endurance, stickball is often called the grandfather of field sports. The annual tournament in Mississippi is the game’s premier event. In any tournament or exhibition game in the country, a team fr…

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Physicality and endurance win the World Series of perhaps the oldest game in North America

CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — As the drummers walk onto the field, the players behind them smack their hickory sticks to the beat. The rhythm envelops the stands and a palpable sense of anticipation flows through the crowd. Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for hundreds of years, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion of perhaps the oldest game in North America. A game of physicality and enduranc…

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