GLIN==> Press release: Native game of lacrosse focus of July 9-17 exhibit, Hall of Fame speakers at Great Lakes Seaway Trail Center

PRESS RELEASE: June 21, 2011
Contacts: Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000 x202, Kirk Ventiquattro, school:
315-493-5020; Alfie Jacques, 315-558-9695

Native game of lacrosse is focus of July 9-17 exhibit, Hall of Fame speakers
at Great Lakes Seaway Trail Center

Sackets Harbor, NY -  The game of lacrosse, its history and its life
applications are the focus of a new exhibit and two programs by two of the
game¹s notable proponents at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center
in Sackets Harbor, NY, in July.
 
The ³Tewa¹a:raton lakwa¹tswa:tha: Lacrosse, Our Game² exhibit created by
Mohawk youth working with the Akwesasne Cultural Center Museum at
Hogansburg, NY, will be at the Discovery Center July 9-17. The development
of the exhibit was made possible with support from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services.
 
³Lacrosse is hugely popular in the US, Canada and in many countries across
the world, but many fans are unaware of the Native origins of the game. This
traveling exhibit, co-curated by Mohawk youth, explores the origins of
lacrosse and carries the Mohawk cultural message of ŒThink about how you
play the game and how you live your life,¹² says Akwesasne Museum Curator
Sue Ellen Herne.
 
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the number of boys and girls
in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut has grown to more than 91,000,
according to the US Lacrosse governing body. There has been a 40 percent
increase in the number of children playing the game in the New York City
area since 2006.
 
On July 9, at 6:30pm at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center, US
Lacrosse Hall of Fame Coach Kirk Ventiquattro will present ³Lacrosse: Origin
and Application.² Ventiquattro started the lacrosse program at Carthage
Central School in 1988 and has coached more than 30 players who became NCAA
Division I college lacrosse players. He will present an overview of the
³Baggataway² story and how he applies the game to prepare his players for
life. 
 
On July 16 at 6:30pm at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center,
traditional handmade lacrosse stickmaker, coach and retired player Alfie
Jacques of the Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan will present ³The Art of Making
Handmade Wooden Lacrosse Sticks.² Jacques has made box and field lacrosse
sticks for more than 47 years. He is featured for his artisanship in the
film ³Sacred Sport² and his sticks are part of the Lacrosse Foundation Hall
of Fame Museum in Baltimore, MD. He will share his personal collection of
sticks at this July 16 program.
 
The evening program fee is $5; free with military ID.
 
For more information on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway
and the Discovery Center, go online to www.seawaytrail.com,
http://facebook.com/seawaytrail and http://twitter.com/#!/SeawayTrail or
call 315-646-1000. #


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