Iroquois Nationals – August 3, 2018, Haudenosaunee Territory – The Iroquois Nationals arrive in Netanya, Israel to participate in the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships.
The road to the lacrosse world games had a few bumps and spins for the Haudenosaunee’s national sport team this year but they landed on their feet physically and spiritually.
The Iroquois Nationals’ air flight to Israel departed from Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, July 11th, a two-day delay from the originally flight scheduled for Monday July 9th. The July 9th delay opened international discussions around the Haudenosaunee country code “HAU”. Country codes are used by the airlines for data interfacing.
To travel by air internationally each passenger must have a passport issued by a nation declaring the holder the right to passage. All nations reserve the right to allow or not allow non-citizens to enter their country. The two established methods for nation to nation travel is either through visa documentation or diplomatic consular relations; a process secured by the embassy/consulate system.
The Haudenosaunee sport’s team, the Iroquois Nationals, travel on the Haudenosaunee passport a fundamental application of nation sovereignty. The Haudenosaunee is a nation. One of the oldest nations in the world. The Haudenosaunee Nation governs a land base since time immemorial, has six distinct languages, an economic system, a national flag, anthem, and most importantly a governmental structure with government to government treaty relationships.