<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31373457</termId><termName>stickball</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Ceremonial ball game played by Southeastern Native North American tribes. Players utilize two long, wooden rackets to either hit a single wooden post or pass through two posts with a ball; scoring and team size vary across communities. Has origins in the Mississippian period and continues to be played by Cherokee, Choctaw, and other Southeastern tribes in the present day.  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:40:42</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31343135</termId><termName>ball games</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31335320</termId><termName>Southeastern Native American</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31365238</termId><termName>Mississippian</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>