Word: bagataway
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...celebrating King George III's 25th birthday, the Chippewas and Sacs in 1763 got together for some in tertribal bagataway - lacrosse,* in pale face language - outside Quebec's Fort Michilimackinac. Invited to watch the fun, the Fort's entire garrison gathered on the sidelines. Whereupon the braves dropped their bagataway sticks, grabbed their tomahawks, and staged one of the bloodiest massacres in Canadian history...
...Bagataway', as they called the game, continued Coach Herbert, "became an important ceremonial rite. A match was proceeded by a solemn dance. Then the teams, each, consisting of the complete fighting force of a tribe prepared to slaughter each other. There were often as many as 800 or 1000 warriors on a side. The squaws aided by switching the braves to make them fight more vigorously...
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