tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post6906108772248236389..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Swarm teaches lacrosse to Native kidsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-63851060270852108812012-07-30T16:34:31.311-07:002012-07-30T16:34:31.311-07:00For more on the subject, see:
http://indiancountr...For more on the subject, see:<br /><br />http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/07/28/three-years-and-going-strong-the-lax-4-life-camp-brings-sport-to-native-youth<br /><br /><b>Three Years and Going Strong: The Lax-4-Life Camp Brings Sport to Native Youth</b><br /><br />Since 2009, Lax-4-Life Inc., a national lacrosse campaign, has continually aimed to provide and support adolescent and young adult suicide prevention programs. Most recently, Lax-4-Life received national praise when they were honored at the White House during Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move in Indian Country” initiative in 2011.<br /><br />This year the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Minnesota Swarm has partnered with the Minnesota Army National Guard and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superiors Chippewa to present the third annual Lax-4-Life Camp.<br /><br />According to their press release, the camp started on July 23rd, and is a five-day intensive lacrosse camp for Native boys and girls held on the Fond du Lac reservation. It offers “a healthy alternative to problems that currently affect Native Communities such as gangs, drugs, suicide, violence, and diabetes. The partners aim to preserve the heritage of the Native’s ancestral game and help restore the tradition of lacrosse to tribal communities.”<br /><br />Lax-4-Life campers will receive lacrosse instruction from a few noted NLL professionals including Andrew Suitor, Minnesota Swarm captain and 2012 NLL Transition Player of the Year, Aimes Caines, Minnesota Swarm assistant coach, and Meg Herlofsky, head coach of Hamline’s Women’s Lacrosse Club.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-81911295904343539332012-01-30T08:09:38.292-08:002012-01-30T08:09:38.292-08:00And this guy is as close to an appropriate Native ...And <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0jWXm32aIbo/R1NsMCX5dWI/AAAAAAAAAAc/b8J4A6KV1v4/s1600-R/scan0003.jpg" rel="nofollow">this guy</a> is as close to an appropriate Native sports mascot as anyone can find.<br /><br />He lost his left eye playing lacrosse. Quite a dedicated player.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1774454566296156132012-01-30T05:48:10.807-08:002012-01-30T05:48:10.807-08:00Prairie Island is not too far up the river from La...Prairie Island is not too far up the river from La Crosse, Wisconsin.... named for the Ho Chunk people seen there playing lacrosse.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com