Indigenous Shirts Will Be ‘Out in Force’ This Weekend
Written by Jeremy Zafran on 31 January 2023
Brooke Stacey and the Montreal Force are in action on Saturday. The game will be marked by the team sporting Indigenous shirts designed by a Kahnawa’kehró:non. Originally from Onondaga, Jada Hopper a stay-at-home-mom who was part of the group that designed the logo for the event:
“I was approached by Tatum Leronhienhewi McComber who is one of the main people at the Iakwahwatsiratátie Language Nest. I’ve attended the Language Nest, been a part of it for around 5 years, off and on, and she approached me and asked me if I would be interested in helping to design a logo for the Montreal Force Jerseys and that proceeds from these jerseys would go to the Language Nest, which I was more than happy to do.”
La Force will be taking on the Minnesota Whitecaps with the jerseys, designed by artist Ganadiyoh Jada Hopper, up for auction. The proceeds will go to supporting the local Indigenous not-for-profit, Iakwahwatsiratátie.
