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Parity marks the opening day of Indian Days
Under steamy hot conditions, Indians Games kicked off in high gear Tuesday with four different competitions: two of them single camp events, while the other two were coed all-camp contests. With four of the five tribes emerging victorious, and three more battles to be waged today, the race for the overall 2005 champion is still wide open (see up to date results).
Action kicked off Tuesday morning with the always popular, always complex Great Indian Pathfinding, Scalping, Scavenging, Skulking, Foraging and Storytelling Game, also known as “The World’s Most  Complicated Game”. Indian Games CO-coordinator “The White Man” filed this post-game report: “The Cayuga won on the strength of an over 10,000 point Foraging section, getting all their own items (Flint, Bear Grease and Deer Meat), as well as two items from other tribes, and 10 scalps. They were Fourth in Pathfinding. On the flip side, the Seneca were First in Pathfinding, and ended up Fourth in the whole event, though places 2-4 were very close, within 1,000 points of each other, around 15,000 points total. The Cayuga ended with over 17,000.” The Cayuga (above) are also the defending (2004) Indian Games overall champions.
The Boys and Girls camps went their separate ways during the afternoon with MacCready taking part in The Great Journey, a relay test of speed and agility covering most of the grounds of camp. The Seneca rang the bell (signifying the finish) first and thus became the final tribe in 2005 to win an event; all five tribes have now placed first at least once. Also in the afternoon, the boys competed at Iroquois Nation Rolas, the oldest game known to man. “It was an exciting finish,” said the White Man. “With a goal in the final ten seconds of their final younger team match, the Tuscarora earned a tie with the Mohawk in the overall standings.” Both tribes finished with 3-0-1 records.
The busy day concluded with the tribal Tug of War, where strength in numbers and strength in determination are the keys to victory. Amidst loud cheering, reportedly heard as far away as Keeseville,  the Tuscarora won with a 7-1 record, thanks in great part to the women, who were undefeated. On the boys side, the Onondaga went 4-0, setting the stage for the night’s ultimate tug: The ‘daga boys vs. the Tuscy girls. To the delight of all of Camp MacCready, the fair princesses won the tug.
Aside from competing Wednesday in the Great Indian Relay Race, Tribal Tasks and Capture the Chief’s Bonnet, the tribes will be adjudicated on their journals and tribal projects, with points going towards the overall 2005 placing. The winner will be announced at the final council fire, scheduled for 8:00pm Wednesday.
Results, pictures and more quotes coming up in tomorrow’s Pok-O-Mac Times
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