Indigenous Peoples Archives - More Than A Game

CFL Team To Broadcast Indigenous Night Game in Blackfoot Language

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September 14, 2024

Via 3DownNation, a report that a Canadian Football League team will broadcast a game in Blackfoot language: The Calgary Stampeders’ next touchdown will be called in the Blackfoot language. As part of Indigenous Night [...]

White House Endorses Haudenosaunee Inclusion in Olympics: ‘Their Ancestors Invented the Game’

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December 7, 2023

Via Inside Lacrosse, a report that the White House has endorsed the idea of the Haudenosaunee Nation being included in the Olympic lacrosse pool: President Joe Biden announced his support for the Haudenosaunee to compete at [...]

Fleury Celebrates Native American Heritage Night … Against NHL’s Wishes

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November 27, 2023

Via Fox News, a report on Minnesota Wild goalie Marc Andre Fleury's decision to wear a Native American celebration mask despite threats of punishment from NHL during the Wild's Native American Heritage Night: Marc-Andre Fleury [...]

Lacrosse Is Coming to the Olympics. Will Its Inventors Be There?

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October 25, 2023

Via the New York Times, a report on the fact that a Native American team that has won medals at the world championships, is not currently eligible for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles: At major lacrosse events, a team of [...]

Indigenous Knowledge Keepers & Trailblazers In hockey

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October 2, 2023

In recognition of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, here is an inspired list of Indigenous knowledge keepers & trailblazers in hockey: PEOPLE 💡 Marian Jacko, Hockey Canada Board of Directors 💡 Stephane Friday, [...]

As Lacrosse Ascends, A Reckoning With Its Past

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October 1, 2023

Via SI.com, a look at how - in Canada - horrid discoveries have forced a humbling conversation about the sport's role in “cultural genocide” against Indigenous peoples: On June 12, in the second week of the Premier [...]

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