Erik Brine, left, of Lebanon, N.H., talks to Chief Oren Lyons, center, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, about a lacrosse stick gifted to him that was made by Onondaga traditional stick maker Alf Jacques, after listening to a talk by Chief Lyons and his son Rex Lyons, right, former player and coach of the Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Team, at Richmond Middle School in Hanover, N.H., on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The father-son pair spoke to a packed auditorium about the history of lacrosse, Indigenous rights and the need for society to come together to face the impending issue of climate change. The ability to play lacrosse is “a gift from the Creator,” Rex Lyons said to a group of young athletes. “You have a responsibility to that gift,” he said, in your behavior both on and off the field. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Erik Brine, left, of Lebanon, N.H., talks to Chief Oren Lyons, center, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, about a lacrosse stick gifted to him that was made by Onondaga traditional stick maker Alf Jacques, after listening to a talk by Chief Lyons and his son Rex Lyons, right, former player and coach of the Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Team, at Richmond Middle School in Hanover, N.H., on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The father-son pair spoke to a packed auditorium about the history of lacrosse, Indigenous rights and the need for society to come together to face the impending issue of climate change. The ability to play lacrosse is “a gift from the Creator,” Rex Lyons said to a group of young athletes. “You have a responsibility to that gift,” he said, in your behavior both on and off the field. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Velley News/Report for America — Alex Driehaus