Sports
Sauk I
Aniwithêwa
I ran fast.
Shôshkonamwa
He fumbled it.
Meshenamwa
She caught it.
Panenamwa
She dropped it.
êhkîwichimêyâni
Swim
Kenahichime?
Do you know how to swim?
Nahâthîwa
He knows how to climb
Takwahôthowa
He got hit.
Wêpâhkêwa pehkwâhki
She threw a ball
êhpâkahatowêyâni
Play ball
Jim Thorpe
 Jim Thorpe was a member of the Sac and Fox tribe of
Oklahoma and an Olympic Champion. He is still
considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZCvhW-Q634
Jim Thorpe
 Read this article about the
life and career of Jim
Thorpe.
 http://www.smithsonianma
g.com/history/why-are-jimthorpes-olympic-recordsstill-not-recognized130986336/?no-ist
Stickball
 The Sauk played stickball,
the forerunner of lacrosse
or racquette. In this
stickball, the ball was caught
with a netted ball-stick. As
many as 100 - 1,000 men
from opposing teams,
villages or different tribes
would participate in these
games.
Stickball
 Watch this video about the history of Stickball.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0sdZZH514c