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Native America Calling: Culture and athleticism with stickball
Friday, November 4, 2022

Stickball: culture and athleticism
Stickball is the older, rougher cousin of lacrosse, developed many centuries ago as both a game and a training exercise.

The United States government once deemed stickball one of the cultural connections they needed to eliminate in the effort to assimilate Native children through missionary-run boarding schools. The game survived that assault and keeps gaining momentum, played by local clubs and in competitive national tournaments.

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