5th Annual Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival
Come play where Lacrosse originated and participate in the 3rd annual Randy Hall Masters Wooden Stick Lacrosse Tournament. Deyhontsigwa’ehs: The Creator’s Game, Lacrosse Weekend 2023 will take place Saturday, September 16 – Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Onondaga Lake Park, located at 106 Lake Dr, Liverpool, NY, 13088, in the heart of Onondaga Nation Territory. In conjunction with the 5th annual Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival, the festival will be educational, entertaining, and FREE for the whole family. Look forward to the following events:
• The Randy Hall Masters Tournament will run over the whole weekend.
• Traditional Haudenosaunee social singing and dancing at noon each day.
• Traditional Haudenosaunee foods and crafters
The Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival is a collaboration between the American Indian Law Alliance and the Indigenous Values Initiative. They are proud to collaborate with one another on such an important event. One of the many lessons we can all learn from Deyhontsigwa’ehs (lacrosse) is the importance of collaboration and working together.
Onondaga Lake is where the Peacemaker arrived well over 1,000 years ago to bring peace to five warring nations. Few realize that Deyhontsigwa’ehs, the Creator’s Game, was an integral part of this peacemaking process. This ancient game is still played ceremonially among the Haudenosaunee. It is played hard, but always played to foster good relationships between human beings and the natural world.
For more information visit: https://indigenousvalues.org/laxweekend23/
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