Teaser:
This small exhibit, located on the second floor between the Southeast and Southwest Native American halls, is divided into four topics: lacrosse and other stick games, games of skill, games of chance, and traditional European games adapted by Native Americans.
For many Native Americans, games were a form of entertainment, but they also served important social, ceremonial, and political purposes. Games often taught skills and values necessary for adult life, such as patience, sportsmanship, dexterity, hand-eye coordination, endurance, and critical thinking.
The European Village is an imaginative re-creation of carefully selected examples of homes and shops as they may have appeared about 1875 to 1925. The Village provides a picture of daily life, skills and traditions that were characteristic of many Europeans who came to the United States at the time. This setting has been created to promote a better understanding of some of the diverse European heritages in the United States.