NS-NV Features Hand Game Songs

Lincoln, NE - On this edition of Native Sounds-Native Voices (NS-NV) Aden (Sioux) and Alex featured a playlist of Hand Game songs.  The Hand Game has been a part of Native American culture for more than two centuries. Lewis and Clark were the first to document the games during their expedition through Idaho. Native Americans use the Hand Games as an ice breaker when tribes host social gatherings. Since then, the Hand Game has remained a part of the Native American culture. The Hand Games are played with two teams or two people, one person will hide the bone in one hand and the other person will guess which hand is hiding the bone in it. Someone else will keep score and a couple of other people will keep an eye out for cheating. Today the Hand Games are an opportunity for Native Americans to come together, socialize and have a great time. Co-hosts Aden and Alex found a few traditional Hand Game songs and some contemporary Hand Game songs from Native artists. For more information about the Hand Game log-on to visionmaker.org and check out the trailer from “Hand Game”. Also listen live to NS-NV on the web at http://kzum.org/ and http://airos.org/ every Thursday morning from 8 – 10 a.m. C.T.

"Paiute Song" (Stick Games of the Paiute) Judy Trejo
"Stick Gambling Rock" (Kehlonn) Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat
"Going to the Stick Games" (Going to the Stick Games) Jim Boyd
"Stick Game Coyote Story" (Going to the Stick Games) Jim Boyd
"Coyote Falls in Love" (Legends: I Am An Eagle) Gloria Eshkibok
"How the Raccoon Got Its Mask" (Seminole Fire: Legends & Stories) Jim Billie
"This Land" (Native Americana- A coup Stick) Keith Secola
"Lewis and Clark's Traveling Magical Show" (Buffalo Republic) Jack Gladstone
"Indian Love Song" (Journey to the Spirit World) Buddy Red Bow
"Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" (Up Where We Belong) Buffy Sainte-Marie
"Honor Me" (Wind-Up) Arigon Star
"Combustible" (One in Every Crowd) Tonemah
"Should I Stay" (The Acoustic Sessions) Indigenous
"Blue Sunday" (Running For The Drum) Buff Saint-Marie
"Waitin' On the Lord" (Chronicles of Hope) Bill Miller
"Troublemaker" (Make A Change) Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers