The Moccasin
Game: The
Moccasin Game was a noisy game. You had to get permission from the
village elders to play the Moccasin Game. To play, you needed four
moccasins, a pebble, and a stick. The players were divided into two
sides, the finders and the keepers.
The Singer: One player of each team was
the singer. The singer's job was to encourage his or her own team,
while jeering at the other team.
The Keeper: One player was the keeper. His
job was to hide the pebble in one of the moccasins. The keeper would
move his hands rapidly over the moccasins. Even after he dropped the
pebble, he would continue to move his hands rapidly, to fool the other
team. When the drum stopped, he stopped.
The Finder:
One player was the finder. The
finder had to turn each moccasin over until he found the pebble.
There was a complicated scoring system. Several
rounds were played. A game of Moccasins could go on for hours. It was
a very noisy game, and deeply enjoyed by the players.
