Using lacrosse to bridge the gaps
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The legal wrangling is over land, 13,000 acres to be precise, but there are specific spots of land off-limits to any kind of court proceedings. And that, is the box.
There’s a fantastic story in the Utica Observer Dispatch of central New York that mentions the lawsuits between the Oneida Nation and the U.S. Government, but those differences aren’t getting in the way of Natives and non-Natives enjoying box lacrosse. “For years, we’ve had indifference with the outside community,” Nation member Ron Patterson told the newspaper. “Everyone puts all that aside to be at a lacrosse game.” Chalk it up as just one more reason to love the game as Natives share their game with kids who visit the Nation, where the historical, spiritual and cultural aspects of the game are more important than simple Xs and Os.
Chavez is an avid lacrosse player in Rochester and a journalist for the Democrat and Chronicle as well as a longtime Inside Lacrosse contributor. Email him at bob.chavez@nllinsider.com or go to RochesterSports.com.Rate This Story:
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