Albany FireWolves will be Presenting Iroquois Museum with a Check

HOWES CAVE - The Albany FireWolves Lacrosse Team will be presenting the Iroquois Museum with a check from the monies earned from auctioning three jerseys during the Indigenous Heritage Night which was held on March 4, 2023. The specialty heritage jerseys were designed for the team by Akwesasronon artist Jordan Thompson and worn during their match off against the Georgia Swarm that evening.

Jordan Thompson - designed FireWolves jersey featured unique designs to celebrate the origins of the game. Thompson has previously been featured by the NLL for artwork he did for their Indigenous Artist Series in July of 2021.

The front of the FireWolves jersey shows two silhouettes of traditional lacrosse players around the FireWolves logo. The right sleeve design represents the 'Sky Domes.' The left sleeve displays the Creator's game legend which depicts one of the first lacrosse games played between the four-legged creatures and the winged creatures. The forearm design on both sleeves mimics a traditional Haudenosaunee tattoo that was often given to warriors. The bicep on each sleeve will show a turtle with a flint arrowhead to represent the legend of Turtle Island, the Haudenosaunee creation story of how the Earth was created on the back of a turtle. The front of the belt will display a paw print that represents the nine clans of the Haudenosaunee. The back of the belt shows the Haudenosaunee flag, used to represent the unity of the five original nations.

The FireWolves team staff will be at the Iroquois Museum on May 3, 2023 at 11:00 am to present the check to Stephanie Shultes, Director of the Museum and Christina Hanks, President of the Board. Please join them for this event and be sure to check out all other upcoming events at https://www.iroquoismuseum.org/workshops-events.