08/12/2023
We are committed to providing a positive lacrosse experience and teaching the origins of the game.
Native oral traditions cite the first lacrosse game played between birds and mammals that teaches that the game is for EVERYONE…
Most Native peoples believe the sport was a gift from the Creator to be used for enjoyment and as medicine.
Onondaga Nation member Neal Powless, a former professional player for the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team and a three-time collegiate All-American, says the sport is part of the Haudenosaunee creation story.
"Lacrosse is part of that story of our creation, of our identity, of who we are," Powless says. "So, when we play the game, we always say that there’s a simultaneous game going on that pleases our Creator and our ancestors are playing with us." 🌎🥍🧡