Seven year-old Cheyenne River Sioux

Tribal citizen Charly Etzkorn sang the National Anthem at the home

opener for the Minnesota Swarm lacrosse game on Jan. 19.

The game was also the Swarm’s Native

American Heritage Day where they paid tribute to the Native roots of

the game with a traditional version of the game at half-time

featuring the Oneida Warriors and Prairie Island Indian Community’s

lacrosse teams. The Hoka Hey Singers also rendered an honor song for

the 8,000 audience members in attendance for supporting the

traditional Native American game.

Etzkorn said of her time in the

spotlight, “It was really fun. I was nervous but it was really

fun.”