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Article: Native American event shows life before TV
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- The Herald News - Joliet (IL)
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- September 21, 2008
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FRANKFORT - If you give a bored child a set of sticks and a dried corn husk, they're likely to give you a confused look that seems to ask, 'Where does it plug in?'
Years ago, however, Native American children used to use these very same items to have fun by rolling the sticks into hoops and then seeing how many they could accurately toss onto the husk.
"I think a lot of kids find it hard to believe that there was a life before TV and video games and cell phones," said Jan Schafer, of Frankfort.
That's why Schafer brought daughter Madelyn, 7, to see how Native American tribes used to live, work and play during the 16th annual Native American Education Event, which took place at the Founders ...