books.google.ca - North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both symbolic and practical functions—preparing young men for war, providing an arena for tribes to strengthen alliances...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Lacrosse.html?id=N8dQ11uQxrQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareLacrosse
