Council Oak was where the Muscogee Nation reconvened after they were removed from their original homeland, and Stickball Park is where tribes played the sport the park is named for. City Director of ...

Lacrosse. Lacrosse was invented by Indigenous tribes in North America and has since become a global sport. Originally called stickball, the Algonquian peoples in the St. Lawrence Valley were the first ...

Jul 6, 2024 Jul 6, 2024 Updated Jan 8, 2025 0 A Cherokee Nation language teacher and athlete says he wants stickball to be the gateway for young Native people to get immersed in their culture ...

Vernon Boggs, in his seminal book Salsiology, documented the New York Latino music scene, from its early period in the 1940s through to the second generation during the 1960s when boogaloo pulled the ...

Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum announced an agreement to transfer ownership of the Council Oak and Stickball Parks to the Muscogee Nation on Saturday morning.

TAHLEQUAH — When Carla Feathers competed in the first-ever women’s stickball game during the Cherokee National Holiday, she remembered a different scene from 2024’s game.

When Carla Feathers competed in the first-ever women’s stickball game during the Cherokee National Holiday, she remembered a different scene from 2024’s game.

Chikasha Bak Bak (Chickasaw Woodpecker) is one of seven teams currently playing in the Choctaw Nation’s Stickball League. With a similar culture and intertwined histories, the Choctaw Nation ...

Indigenous people 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 ...

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.

It’s easy to look at Willie Mays now as a legend, but forget how popular a player he was during his time. This rare footage of the “Say Hey Kid” playing stickball is a reminder how beloved ...