The History of Lacrosse | Honoring the Native American Heritage

[@DavidEFarner]

Please pray for Bradley. He is young, and is going through a very difficult cancer. This game, the original spirit of it, is very important to him. The love and prayers for him are strong. Please join us in this prayer. This medicine is big for him. Thank you all. Mitakue Oyasin ❤️

[@furxman3841]

I'm sorry bout that how is he doing?

[@alluringifyy]

i’m currently in high school learning about the Iroquois and their cultures & traditions. after watching videos to better understand, i would like to say that the Iroquois are some of the kindest people i have come across. sending so much love from an arab

[@lovethatagave]

Why is lacrosse not our national sport? I started playing when I was eight, and I'm pushing 60. I have a stick with me wherever I go and it grounds me. Thank you original Americans for this gift!

[@jaxonlongboat8502]

I think cause baseball is America's past time

[@lovethatagave]

@@jaxonlongboat8502 You're right. A damn shame. I am in Lebanon and play whenever and wherever I can. My Lebanese acquaintances have never seen or heard of it, and I tell them that it is the only true American sport that is still played today. Baseball... boring.

[@ianstephenson9721]

Canada has it right

[@bryanmora5320]

Ufff what a video PLL!! The medicine game🥍🥅, Jeremy/Lyle/Miles/Jerome... well be an honor to entertain the creator toguether on the same field on September 18th ... here watching desde Costa Rica Pura Vida! 💪#grow the game!!

[@osiris3yhn]

Hell yeah. What tribe u from homie

[@user-un2qr4uu3t]

It’s such a shame the kids who play here in America just don’t get taught about the history of lacrosse.

[@Ben-wf8rl]

Here in my area of Texas we all were taught, even played using wooden sticks for fun a fee times

[@ianstephenson9721]

I'm so fortunate that my coach when I was a kid was from the Syracuse area and made sure to let us all know about the game's indigenous origins

[@Hashshlingslasher]

Growing up in Upstate Ny they made sure we knew the history

[@camerong2172]

Upstate new York we were taught

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

Fuck the NFL.

[@ideasmatter8626]

If you're every in the Rochester, NY area, you have to go to Ganondagon State Historic Park (Victor, NY). It is an amazing site with a large display discussing the origins and meaning of lacrosse to the native american peoples.

[@biliiblackhorn7551]

Why does it always people so long to acknowledge us indigenous people's? It should be one of the first things that they do. It's not their game nor land. They should at least try to do more to acknowledge the people of that land.

[@Jacob-iy5jx]

@@FlewMagoo Maybe show some respect to the orgins of this sport that you enjoy watching...

[@ratsienhawen8tive724]

Hoka as a native American my self .i can say the same cuz

[@ThecrazyJH96]

Insane they originally lasted the whole day. The athleticism was insane back then

[@jurgenludwig8292]

Awesome tribute

[@winterpull]

This is great, love the message

[@suzyk3841]

It's very sad how much of Native American culture has been killed, forced assimilation to near extinction. As occupiers of this land today, we ought to inherit and revive the Native American way - this game is a great pathway of many

[@holamijoe4380]

I always see this kind of thing used as promotional material. But when native American community needed help, such as with the Dakota Pipeline. Where was the lacrosse community? What I posted on a lacrosse Forum that we should find ways to help the Native American community I got absolutely blasted. So this is good marketing, but from my experience, it is just that, marketing...

[@biliiblackhorn7551]

The Thomson brothers were at DAPL to help and I agree with some of what up saying man.

[@ideasmatter8626]

@@biliiblackhorn7551 As was Coach Marr from UAlbany. I'm sure there were other there as well....

[@JavierFernandez01]

thats cool. lacrosse, democracy, basketball…. cards.. so so much.

[@mitchellandrisevic4328]

Awesome video.

[@brandonnazworth2749]

That was deep

[@nundobdy]

Lacrosse equals beautiful sport

[@ladyinsonder]

cool!

[@osiris3yhn]

Where my natives at?? Huichol tribe.

[@atm2335]

cherokee here!! we play a game pretty similar to lacrosse called stickball or in our language Anejodi which means little brother of war.

[@teiononwatheelijah6025]

st.regis tribe

[@aylade]

Ho-chunk here!!

[@murican_fishin7119]

That's why I wear a hawk feather on my helmet

[@TheRealKingKevin]

No way I had no idea bears and eagles were playing this before humans did

[@Acaidia]

damn you'll believe anything LOL

[@TheRealKingKevin]

Acaidia damn some people still don’t know what sarcasm is lol

[@Acaidia]

@@TheRealKingKevin lol its hard to sense sarcasm in text. especially when theres so many stupid people out there that say things way dumber but actually mean it.

[@travisl5386]

not first

[@loganwaychoff66]

First

[@yayorandel6048]

How is the story in anyway comparable to lacrosse?? This story could be applied to football and many other sports.

[@prettyluhpaul5587]

First