A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
The Akwesasne Mohawk Medicine Men, MCA Department of Tehotiiennawakon and Department of Technical Services and our Akwesasne community proudly hosted the 2018 Founder’s Cup August 13th – 18th. The 2018 Founder’s Cup Jr. B National Lacrosse Championships consisted of eight eager teams that were here to compete for the National Jr. B lacrosse championship. There were teams representing British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and First Nations Lacrosse including the Seneca War Chiefs and the Mohawk Medicine Men. All the teams played with their hearts; the team that was physically, emotionally and mentally prepared was crowned the 2018 Founder’s Cup Jr. B National Champions, the Elora Mohawks representing the province of Ontario.
Founder’s Cup meetings began June 19th with the confirmation from the Mohawk Medicine Men organization that Akwesasne would be the venue for 2018 National Jr. B Founder’s Cup.
Many people and organizations assisted in making the event a success.
The Department of Tehotiiennawakon and Department of Technical Services quickly put themselves in gear and were key in ensuring the arena was ready to host the tournament including installing the turf on July 6th, Kawehno:ke District Chiefs negotiated with the Canada Border Services Agency and US Customs and Border Protection to ensure passage through the border was with minimal impacts on the traveling public, scheduling of transportation with the assistance of the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education for teams from airport and hotel to the arena venue, obtaining corporate sponsorships and MCA’s Information Services in upgrading the Internet service at the arena to live-feed the lacrosse games. The weeklong event involved increased employment for Akwesasne, provided high-level lacrosse entertainment, created memories, new partnerships and friendships.
The Mohawk Medicine Men organized the tournament, coordinating with all of the teams, providing volunteers during the tournament, assisted in obtaining sponsors, and coordinated with the Canadian Lacrosse Association in holding the successful tournament.
On behalf of the Akwesasne Founder’s Cup Committee we thank all our sponsors, the Mohawk Medicine Men, MCA District Chiefs, MCA’s Information Services, Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance Service, Tehotiiennawakon, DTS, AMBE, AMPS, CBSA, CBP, Ontario East, and the Canadian Lacrosse Association for making the 2018 Founder’s Cup Jr. B National lacrosse championship event a great success. Congratulations to the champions, the Elora Mohawks from Ontario.
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