We deliver on our mission to improve access to games and gaming for underserved Indigenous youth in the United States through several projects. From sponsoring events to supporting afterschool programs to donating games, we are privileged to work with various Indigenous-serving organizations to reach the Indigenous youth we wish to help.
We work with several urban and rural serving organizations to provide them with physical copies of board games, card games, and role-playing games. Through these organizations, such as tribal libraries, community centers, afterschool programs and similar, Indigenous youth are able to gain access to games at no cost to themselves. Furthermore, we look to promote games which feature Indigenous themes, characters, and subject matter, and games by Indigenous creators and artists, as we feel that representation in media and stories can provide an instant, life-changing connection for Indigenous youth.
The Indigenous peoples of the United States have created many traditional games, such as wa'lade hama'gan (dice and bowl) of the Penobscot people, tuknanavuhpi' of the Hopi people, and kōnane of the Kanaka Maoli people of Hawai'i. Through partnering with other organizations, we seek to provide support for education and distribution of these traditional Indigenous games.
We are always looking for more ways to help Indigenous youth gain access to games and gaming. If you would like to know about future projects at Medicine Games, please contact us at contact@medicine-games.org.