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LACROSSE IS
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Welcome to PNW Native Lacrosse

4D LAX
CLINICS

Four Directions Lacrosse is our clinic model and the first step into Creator’s Way. Rooted in Indigenous teachings, it introduces the game through balance of spirit, body, mind, and heart. Each clinic creates a safe and welcoming space where Native youth can learn the game, build confidence, and begin their relationship with Creator’s Game in a good way.

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ABOUT
PNW NATIVE LAX

PNW Native Lacrosse exists to create meaningful, culturally grounded experiences for Native youth through Creator’s Game. Built on belonging and guided by Indigenous values, we use lacrosse as a tool for growth of the spirit, body, mind, and heart. Through Creator’s Way, we introduce the game in a good way, walk beside youth with consistency and care, and build spaces where culture, confidence, and community can grow together.

CREATOR'S WAY

Creator’s Way is the foundational ecosystem through which PNW Native Lacrosse lives its teachings in practice, with Creator’s Game as the central teaching tool. Four Directions Lacrosse (4D Lax) serves as the first entry point, introducing youth to the game in a good way before inviting them deeper into relationship, repetition, and growth at their own pace. Creator’s Way is not a linear pipeline meant to push youth forward, but a circular pathway rooted in Indigenous understandings of learning and belonging, where growth unfolds through time, play, and embodied experience. The stages below reflect how this ecosystem is lived, each standing on its own while supporting the whole, with Creator’s Game held as sport, medicine, ceremony, and community.

Creator’s Court is the heartbeat of Creator’s Way, creating consistent space for youth to play Creator’s Game through repetition, relationship, and joy. Designed for communities that may not always have access to fields or traditional lacrosse spaces, Creator’s Court meets youth where they are, using courts, gyms, and shared spaces to keep the game alive.

Reclaim the Game exists to ensure Native youth can see themselves in Creator’s Game and have real access to participate. Through equipment, resources, and advocacy, we remove barriers while creating spaces where Native identity is visible, respected, and centered within the sport. This work is about more than access, it is about presence, pride, and ensuring the game reflects the people and cultures it comes from.

All Native represents high-level lacrosse held in balance. It creates competitive opportunities where Native athletes can play at their highest level while remaining rooted in culture, community, and Indigenous identity. This stage shows that excellence and belonging are not separate, and that Native players can compete with pride, confidence, and integrity.