Keepers of the Game

2016 • 82 minutes

About this movie

Lacrosse was born in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory as a sacred game, traditionally reserved for men. Just off the reservation at Salmon River High in Fort Covington, NY an all-Native girls lacrosse team comes together, seeking to be the first Native women's team to bring home a Section Championship. But as the season comes to a head, the team is faced with increasing tension in their own community and the girls must prove that the game of lacrosse is their rightful inheritance. With more than just the championship on the line, the girls fight to blaze a new path for the next generation of Native women, while still honoring their people's tradition in a changing world.

Ratings and reviews

Great documentary about this Mohawk girls team and their many struggles. Film does a great job of intertwining culture, history and current obstacles that the girls faced. Film is respectful and allows Mohawk women & girls to use their own voices/persective to explain their worldview and why lacrosse means so much to them. Wish I could give it 6 stars.