Similar to pegnegewen (stick ball), péski’a or double-ball is a centuries-old Bodéwadmi sport customarily played solely by women. Played for recreation, communal prestige, spiritual reverence and healing, bagjegejek (players) are equipped with their own bagwzhanatek (ball stick) and divided into two even teams based on their moiety, shkesh (first-born) and kishko (second-born). Péski’a is played on a large, open field …