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Syracuse Mets team with Onondaga Nation for first-ever Haudenosaunee night, special jerseys

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Syracuse.com by Geoff Herbert The Syracuse Mets are tipping their cap to Native Americans with its first-ever Haudenosaunee Night. The minor league baseball team announced Thursday that it will partner with Onondaga Nation for an event honoring the traditions and culture of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee on Friday, July 21, at NBT Bank Stadium. The night will feature a … [Read more...] about Syracuse Mets team with Onondaga Nation for first-ever Haudenosaunee night, special jerseys

Alf Jacques, legendary stick maker who led push to preserve traditional lacrosse, dies at 74

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Syracuse.com by James McMcClendon For more than 50 years, Alfred “Alf” Jacques crafted tens of thousands of wooden lacrosse sticks being used around the world. Jacques, who had been battling kidney cancer, died Wednesday, his son Ryder said Thursday morning. He was 74. “We loved him and we knew how much people cared about him, and that helped when his end came,” Ryder said. … [Read more...] about Alf Jacques, legendary stick maker who led push to preserve traditional lacrosse, dies at 74

National Treasure of the Haudenosaunee’ Alfie Jacques Dies at 74

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USA Lacrosse Magazine by MATT DASILVA AND PAUL OHANIAN Alfie Jacques, the legendary Onondaga Nation stickmaker who handcrafted more than 80,000 wooden lacrosse sticks during his lifetime, died Tuesday after a nearly decade-long bout with kidney cancer and other ailments. He was 74. A Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Famer, Jacques played junior, senior and professional lacrosse … [Read more...] about National Treasure of the Haudenosaunee’ Alfie Jacques Dies at 74

Onondaga Nation clan mother on schools’ use of Native American mascots: ‘What are we teaching our kids?’

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Syracuse.com by James McClendon  jmcclendon@syracuse.com Onondaga Nation Clan Mother Wendy Gonyea remembers walking into the Westhill High School gym and coming face to face with an enormous blue image of a Native American on the wall.  It was more than 30 years ago and the giant logo is long gone, but the expression of fear Gonyea saw on her 5-year-old daughter’s face has … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation clan mother on schools’ use of Native American mascots: ‘What are we teaching our kids?’

UAlbany great Lyle Thompson, brothers give back to lacrosse

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4 The Future Foundation provides clinics, equipment to indigenous, underserved communities Albany Times Union by Mark Singelais ALBANY - Former University at Albany lacrosse great Lyle Thompson said he still has the wooden stick he used growing up on his Onondaga Nation reservation. The stick cracked when he was 12 years old, reaching for a pass thrown for his father … [Read more...] about UAlbany great Lyle Thompson, brothers give back to lacrosse