When the Native American tribes played lacrosse, the field could be any where from 1 to 15 miles (1.6 to 24.14 km)long and last for days. Lacrosse was thought to make men strong, and therefore better warriors. Some tribes would "play" lacrosse with as many as 1000 men on each side...
Johansson had only kicked four collegiate field goals before that game. Growing up in Sweden, the majority of his life was spent on a soccer pitch. Ironically, his dream of playing soccer moved him to Irving, Texas, in 1972 and to Dallas where he played for a European team. Each s...
The Iroquois language has a long and proud history among several Native American tribes. ... While most of the language spoken today is among the Cherokee tribes of Oklahoma, the Iroquoislanguage is still spoken among people ranging from Canada all the way to North and South Carolina. ...
Hockey or shinney. Varieties of this were played on both sides of the Sierra, the Yokuts using a ball (see illustration in Culin, fig. 811.) the Paiute using a rag or ball, and both peoples using a kind of primitive shinney or lacrosse stick. Why did the Yokuts burn parts of the...
Interestingly, and to the festival's great credit, each of the 50,000 gushing aficionados and devoted tribesman who do regularly attend describe it a bit differently. This year (August 27 through September 3) our firm is honored, amused and a tad horrified that the entire board of directors...