Played by Indian braves to tune their skills of hunting at night in the dark. A chief stands a good distance away from the group of braves. One brave is chosen to be the "dark walker". He is blindfolded. The chief calls out for the brave to find him. The chief may just say come or he may make bird or animal sounds. The braves take turns and the one among them who gets to the chief with the least amount of time and diversions wins the game.
Can you help Runs Like Wind as he hunts. Which clues might help
him track down his prey and which clues might not?
He sees a mist in the air. He sees animal tracks in the soil.
He sees many broken blades of grass. He sees a flower blooming.
He sees brush moving in the distance He sees animal droppings.
He sees sap running down a tree. He sees an eagle soaring overhead.
Indians often communicated with Indians from other tribes. When their spoken words were not understood they used signs to speak their words.
Try to talk to a friend in this way. Use no words, just hand motions and gestures to convey your message. An example would be moving the fingers through the air to represent rain, or moving the hand in a quarter circle representing the sunrise. Others might be pointing at ones eye to mean see or holding a hand behind an ear to imply hear or heard.
