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DESCRIPTION:For the fifth year in a row\, please join Redbirds lacrosse as 
 they compete against Bishop's University in The Legacy Game! The Legacy Ga
 me is a lacrosse game dedicated to Orange Shirt Day to honour Truth and Re
 conciliation. Elder Mike Mitchell\, lacrosse legend and advocate will be o
 pening up the game. Also\, join Barbara Diabo for a special half-time pref
 ormance! This years match up is again Bishop’s University\, a game you won
 ’t want to miss!\n\nLegacy Game: The Game of Truth and Reconciliation  \n
 \nThe match-up for this year’s Legacy Game is against Bishop’s University.
  As the Legacy Game is part of Indigenous Awareness Weeks\, it is importan
 t to recognize the role that sports and sports history play in understandi
 ng the game of lacrosse and its Indigenous roots. \n\nWhen honouring Truth
  and Reconciliation\, the Legacy Game provides an opportunity to build on 
 reconciliation by acknowledging where the game comes from and the Indigeno
 us peoples who created and continue to carry its traditions. The “truth” p
 ortion of Truth and Reconciliation is equally important. In this particula
 r match-up\, there is a unique historical connection between lacrosse\, Mc
 Gill University\, Bishop’s University\, and William George Beers\, who is 
 often referred to as the “father of modern lacrosse.” \n\nThe Creator's Ga
 me \n\nLong before lacrosse became an organized Canadian sport\, forms of 
 the game had been played by Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island for ce
 nturies. For many First Nations\, particularly Haudenosaunee communities\,
  the game was and remains much more than a sport. It carries spiritual\, c
 eremonial\, social\, and cultural significance and is referred to as the C
 reator’s Game. \n\nSettler Imposition \n\nWilliam George Beers\, a Montrea
 l dentist and lacrosse player\, became closely involved with the game duri
 ng the nineteenth century after watching and playing alongside Indigenous 
 players from communities including Kahnawà:ke and Akwesasne. Rather than c
 reating lacrosse\, Beers helped transform an existing Indigenous game into
  the standardized settler sport that became known as modern lacrosse. Begi
 nning in 1860 and continuing through the 1860s\, he established written ru
 les which were adopted when the National Lacrosse Association was formed i
 n 1867\, and in 1869 he published Lacrosse: The National Game of Canada. 
 \n\nThat process of codification\, however\, was also part of a larger col
 onial history. As settlers increasingly claimed lacrosse as a symbol of a 
 new Canadian national identity\, Indigenous peoples were increasingly push
 ed to the margins of the organized version of their own game. In effect\, 
 the people whose cultures created the game helped introduce it to settlers
 \, while the new institutions governing the sport increasingly restricted 
 their participation. \n\nSignificance of McGill-Bishops Legacy Game Match-
 Up  \n\nThis history becomes particularly significant for a Legacy Game be
 tween McGill and Bishop’s because Beers’ influence extended beyond lacross
 e and into the history of dentistry in Quebec. Beers was one of the leadin
 g figures in the professionalization of dentistry and\, in 1892\, became t
 he founding dean of the Dental College of the Province of Quebec. The Dent
 al College became affiliated with Bishop’s University in the 1890s\, and t
 hat connection eventually extended directly to McGill. In 1904\, McGill’s 
 Faculty of Medicine absorbed Bishop’s Department of Dentistry and used it 
 to establish its own Department of Dentistry\, an institution that ultimat
 ely developed into what is now McGill’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Ora
 l Health Sciences.  \n\nBeers therefore occupies an unusual place in the h
 istories of both universities: his work helped shape the development of or
 ganized dentistry that connected Bishop’s and McGill\, while his work in l
 acrosse helped reshape an Indigenous game into a Canadian institution that
 \, for a significant period\, excluded Indigenous peoples from full partic
 ipation. \n\nContinual Work Forward \n\nRecognizing this history gives the
  McGill-Bishop’s Legacy Game a deeper meaning. The purpose is not simply t
 o acknowledge that lacrosse has Indigenous origins\, but to recognize the 
 full history of how the game was shared\, transformed\, claimed\, and gove
 rned. The Legacy Game provides an opportunity to honour the Creator’s Game
  while ensuring that the Indigenous peoples\, histories\, and traditions a
 t its foundation remain central to the story we tell about lacrosse today.
  \n\nElder Mike Mitchell  \n\nElder Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell of Akwesasn
 e is a Mohawk leader\, Faithkeeper\, and one of the most influential Indig
 enous builders in modern lacrosse. Coming from a lacrosse and traditional 
 stick-making family\, Mitchell has dedicated much of his life to preservin
 g lacrosse as the Creator’s Game and ensuring its Haudenosaunee cultural a
 nd spiritual foundations remain central to how the game is understood. He 
 helped revive minor lacrosse in Akwesasne\, played a major role in develop
 ing the Iroquois Lacrosse Association\, and has advocated for greater Indi
 genous representation within organized lacrosse. In recognition of his con
 tributions\, he was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 20
 03. \n\nBarbara Diabo \n\nBarbara Kaneratonni Diabo is a member of the Kan
 ien’keha:ka (Mohawk) Nation of Kahnawake. She now resides in Montreal\, wh
 ere she is the artistic director and choreographer of A’nó:wara Dance Thea
 tre. An award-winning choreographer\, she has been dancing for over 30 yea
 rs\, creating shows that highlight Indigenous themes\, stories\, and persp
 ectives. Diabo is proud to share her culture and performs across Canada an
 d internationally. Barbara also collaborates with several organizations\, 
 helping to raise awareness\, create safe spaces\, and support Indigenous a
 rtists worldwide. She creates and performs for future generations\, to hon
 or her ancestors\, to strengthen community ties\, for those who cannot dan
 ce\, to inspire cultural pride\, and to uplift spirits.\n\nDonate to Resil
 ience Montreal\n\nThe Lacrosse team is also collecting donations for Resil
 ence Montreal. Below are some donation suggestions \n\nNon-Perishable item
 s\n\nCanned foods\n\n\n	dried fruit\n	beans\n	corn\n	chickpeas\n	tuna\n	canned s
 oup\n\n\nOther Ideas\n\n\n	rice\n	pasta\n	oats\n	granola bars\n	flour\n	cereal\n
 	juice boxes\n	pre-packaged cookies\n\n\nClothing \n\n\n	Hoodies M-l-xl-xxl\n
 	long johns\n	new socks\n	new underwear\n	ball caps/tuques\n	hand warmers\n	mitt
 ens\n	shoe laces\n	insoles (dr sholls)\n	scarves\n\n
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LOCATION:Percival Molson Stadium\, 475 Pine Avenue West
SUMMARY:Legacy Game
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/bioeng/channels/event/legacy-game-374160
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