Native American day is a holiday celebrated in various forms by California, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Nevada. The day is filled with activities surrounded with traditions, culture, and background of Native Americans.
One piece of Native American culture lives on today through the sport of lacrosse. A version of the sport is documented back to 17th century America by immigrants settling the Northeast. The games were major events that took place over several days and were contests played by tribal warriors for training, recreation and religious reasons. The Native American game of lacrosse could involve anywhere from 100-1,000 players of opposing tribes and play could stretch across miles of land
The start of the game was signaled by tossing the ball, often made of wood, stuffed deerskin, or skulls of small animals, up in the air where players would race to catch it. The ball could not touch a players hand and there was no out-of-bounds on these open fields. The goal was to score on one of three stick poles, which were marked at different heights to signify one point earned, two points earned, or three points earned.
Today lacrosse has transformed into an international sport that is played at the grade school, intercollegiate, and professional level. The vast fields ridden with natural features such as rocks and trees have been replaced with even surfaces with standard dimensions.
Our field feature this week is a lacrosse facility in California. Dominican University of California men’s lacrosse is a Division II team in the Pacific West Coast conference. The team was a founding member of the Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, the first association west of the Mississippi River. Dominican won the WILA in 2013 and 2014 before transitioning to the MCLA for the 2015 season.
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