‘It's actually a really beautiful sport': Wolves Cup 2025 celebrates the history of lacrosse
The Sackville Wolves Lacrosse Association and the Mi'kmaw Friendship Centre are partnering to bring the second annual Wolves Cup.
The Wolves Cup 2025, taking place this weekend at the Sackville Arena in Lower Sackville and the Greenfoot Energy Centre in Bedford, is more than just a lacrosse tournament, Meagan Kuhn, co-organizer of the event said.
'We're bringing culture back into the game because it is an Indigenous sport with rich history and roots there, and so we hope to grow it a little more every year,' Kuhn said.
Lacrosse is often underrepresented, Kuhn said, so the goal of the Wolves Cup is to shed light on importance of the sport to the Indigenous community.
'A lot of people don't know that lacrosse is medicine for us, it's often called the medicine game or the Creator game, it's a gift from Creator to us,' Kuhn said. 'Indigenous people used this sport to settle disagreements and disputes. They used it to train, they used it to get frustrations out.'
Last year's tournament had three U11 times and three U13 teams. This year's tournament will have 13 teams comprised of U11, U13 and U15 divisions.
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Wolves Cup 2025 is being held this weekend at Sackville Arena and Greenfoot Energy Centre. (Source: Meagan Kuhn)
'We've been planning it for about three months now, and usually tournaments are planned much longer than that, and so we're pretty proud of how we were able to kind of bring it all together,' Kuhn said. 'And really grateful for those teams that stuck with us and were really patient through that process and stayed committed to coming and learning and celebrating the culture piece.'
This year's tournament will feature a meaningful Opening Ceremony Friday at 2 p.m., kicking off the weekend tournament.
'We'll have prayer, we'll have dancing, we'll have drumming and singing, and we'll have a ball drop and some speakers as well,' Kuhn said.
Following the Opening Ceremony will be an Indigenous Makers Market, starting at 3 p.m. and running until 7 p.m. The market will also run Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
'We have a lot of great vendors coming, and they sell everything from dream catchers to beadwork to leather work to moccasins to ribbon shirts and ribbon skirts and everything in between.' Kuhn said. 'So, we're really excited to have them come.'
The tournament will also have a family fun fair and youth skill competitions as well as a community-led barbeque and fundraiser. The proceeds from the fundraiser will go to supporting the U13 Jr. Thunderbirds' upcoming tournament in Ontario.
Lacrosse has been Canada's national sport since 1859 and has been played by Indigenous peoples for even longer.
'There's so much greatness to lacrosse, and I think it's more about bringing that awareness, that different aspect and that different look. Because a lot of people can look at lacrosse and be like, 'that's a brutal sport.' But it's actually a really beautiful sport,' Kuhn said.
Wolves Cup 2025
Wolves Cup 2025 is being held this weekend at Sackville Arena and Greenfoot Energy Centre. (Source: Meagan Kuhn)
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