Red Cloud Hand Games Takes Second Place at Porcupine Pow-Wow

Native Tacoja's Hang Games team. Photo by Christopher Ives. Copyright Red Cloud Indian School.

Red Cloud Hand Games Takes Second Place at Porcupine Pow-Wow

By Phillip Zimiga '13

Last Friday, the Red Cloud Hand Games teams strolled into Porcupine ready to take on any team that got in their way. 

In the first round of the tournament, Horse Clan and Native Tacoja’s defeated St Francis. After the first round, the two Red Cloud teams had to go against each other. Sadly, Horse Clan was defeated by Native Tacoja’s. Horse Clan had another chance of keeping their spot on the charts, but once again they folded. They lost to Little Wound and were out of the tournament

Now they were all depending on Native Tacoja’s to make it all the way. Mariah Poor Bear, the captain of the team, was pretty confident in her team. They made it all the way to championship and won the first round. Luckily for the other team it was double elimination and the Native Tacoja’s folded. However, at least they got second place. “Red Cloud had a good run, but once again Pine Ridge beat us to the punch,” said team sponsor Roger White Eyes.