Onondaga Nation

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National Lacrosse League featuring the Philadelphia Wings

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This 1975 documentary on professional lacrosse begins on the Onondaga Nation.  Onondaga singers Gordon Peters and Tom Lewis can be seen singing at the annual Green Corn Dance Arts and Crafts Festival.  Current Iroquois Nationals spiritual leader, Tracy Shenandoah and Freeman Bucktooth are featured running through the fields with their lacrosse sticks.  Freeman is a former … [Read more...] about National Lacrosse League featuring the Philadelphia Wings

Lyle Thompson’s Impact as Big Off Field as On It

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McLaughlin: We, as a Lacrosse Magazine staff, discussed other candidates for our annual Person of the Year selection, but in the end, the decision to nominate Lyle Thompson for the 2014 honor was fairly obvious. You already know what he did at Albany and with the Iroquois Nationals during the calendar year, and can read more about his accomplishments, on and off the field, and … [Read more...] about Lyle Thompson’s Impact as Big Off Field as On It

Lacrosse Magazine: Lyle Thompson – Bring ‘Res Ball’ to the World

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 by Corey McLaughlin Lacrosse Magazine:  Pull up the gravel driveway toward what appears to be a plastic-sided two-story house and there's no immediate evidence to suggest you're about to visit anything but a normal home in the hills. A couple cars parked in front. A barking dog on a leash out back. But look closer at your surroundings, and you get a better sense of where … [Read more...] about Lacrosse Magazine: Lyle Thompson – Bring ‘Res Ball’ to the World