Our Vision
Through the Creator’s Game, we envision a world where fully embodied Indigenous people live in right relationship to the living world once again.
Our mission
As stewards of the Creator’s Game, we hold sacred space for Native youth and families to remember and embody who they are as Native people.
Our FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH
When Creator’s People gather to play Creator’s Game, a sacred space is formed. PNW Native Lax exists to tend and protect this space so Native youth and families can enter safely and practice remembering who they are as Creator’s people.
oUR Seven Truths
REMEMBERING,
NOT TEACHING
PNW Native Lacrosse creates the conditions for identity, culture, and connection to surface through embodied experience.
CREATOR'S GAME IS CEREMONY BY NATURE
When Native people gather to play the game with intention, they are already in ceremony, with movement, land, and relationship holding the sacred work without needing it to be added or explained.
WE ARE THE STEWARD, NOT THE SOURCE
We move with humility and accountability, holding space with care and protecting the integrity of Creator’s Game without claiming ownership over what belongs to the people, the land, and the ancestors.
EMBODIMENT IS THE PROVE OF IMPACT
True impact is not measured on paper but lived in the body, seen over time through confidence, presence, belonging, and the way youth carry themselves beyond the field.
SAFE REPITITION IS HOW REMEMBERING HAPPENS
Remembering unfolds over time through consistent, relational spaces where trust builds and youth are welcomed back again and again.
RELATIONSHIP TO PLACE IS ESSENTIAL
Identity, culture, and belonging are inseparable from land, and that Creator’s Game is best held when youth and families are grounded in living relationship to the places they gather, play, and belong.
THIS WORK IS BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN
Creator’s Game carries enduring Indigenous wisdom that remains alive today, held through modern tools and systems that protect its spirit while making it accessible for future generations.