Sometimes Southeastern stickball games were called the "Little Brother of War." They still play it in Cherokee.  How was it played? Who was competing?  And what was the game sometimes spelled Chunkey?  A round stone and a spear?  How is that a game?  What were some other Southeastern Indian games?  Casinos are big in Cherokee country now...were there gambling games we know about?  Tell us about some of these Southern Indian games.  Why were they important to the culture?  Were they just "games?"  How did ball fields fit into Indian town architecture?  We need an expert!  Bibliography The Cherokee The Cherokee Nation The Cherokee People Southeastern Indians 24th Report – Bureau of American Ethnology