Keepers of the game / Tribeca Digital Studios in association with the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation ; producers Judd Ehrlich, Aidan Tumas ; directed by Judd Ehrlich.

Lacrosse was born in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory as a sacred game, traditionally reserved for men. Just off the reservation at Salmon River High in Fort Covington, NY an all-Native girls lacrosse team comes together, seeking to be the first Native women's team to bring home a Section Championship. Wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Ehrlich, Judd, 1971- (Film director, Film producer)
Lazore, Mimi (Actor)
Herne, Tsiotenhariio (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2019]
Subjects:
Lacrosse for women.
Lacrosse.
Mohawk people > New York (State)
Sex discrimination in sports.
Mohawk Indians.
New York (State)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (83 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Native American girls lacrosse team fights for equality
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Lacrosse was born in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory as a sacred game, traditionally reserved for men. Just off the reservation at Salmon River High in Fort Covington, NY an all-Native girls lacrosse team comes together, seeking to be the first Native women's team to bring home a Section Championship. With more than just the championship on the line, the girls fight to blaze a new path for the next generation of Native women, while still honoring their people's tradition in a changing world.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2016.
Call Number:GV989.15 .K44 2019 Online
Credits:Music by Khari Mateen ; editors David Leiberman, Chris Iversen ; director of photography Peter Eliot Buntaine.
Cast:
Tsiotenhariio Herne, Jacelyn Lazore, Mimi Lazore, Marcella Thomas, Katsitsionni Fox, Louise Herne, Elisha King, Terri Swamp, Karonienhawi Thomas, Beverly Cook, Reen Cook, Vince Herne, Amy Lazore.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames (viewed September 27, 2021)