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IROQUOIS NATIONALS ACCEPT INVITATION TO THE WORLD GAMES 2022

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USLACROSSE MAGAZINE by MATT DASILVA They’re in. The Iroquois Nationals have accepted an invitation to compete in the men’s lacrosse competition at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Ala., signaling a victory in the six-week campaign to reverse an earlier decision to exclude them due to Olympic eligibility criteria. An online petition garnered more than 50,000 signatures … [Read more...] about IROQUOIS NATIONALS ACCEPT INVITATION TO THE WORLD GAMES 2022

Lacrosse and Sovereignty

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This summer, the World Games Committee announced the teams to play in Birmingham, Alabama in 2022. The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Nationals were suspiciously absent. Players/leaders such as Lyle Thompson and Cody Jamieson have eloquently stated why the Nationals should be included. Their actions and words initiated a movement that has ignited other organizations to rethink why … [Read more...] about Lacrosse and Sovereignty

LA Times: Imagine inventing a sport and then being shunned by it. That’s the Haudenosaunee story

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Los Angeles Times by David Wharton Before all the haggling, the ugly words and political machinations, there was a happier story. The way the Haudenosaunee people tell it, the animals of the forest gathered for a great ballgame. The powerful bear and swift deer led one team; on the other side stood the hawk, eagle and owl. Just before the start, a mouse and squirrel … [Read more...] about LA Times: Imagine inventing a sport and then being shunned by it. That’s the Haudenosaunee story

Iroquois Nationals battle in WIL Championship

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Good luck to the Iroquois Nationals as they battle in the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship starting on September 19, 2019. The Championships will be hosed by Team Canada in Vancouver, BC. In 2015, Team Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) hosted the tournament at the Onondaga Nation, earning a silver medal in front of the largest crowd to watch a WIL game at the Carrier Dome. Good … [Read more...] about Iroquois Nationals battle in WIL Championship

Lacrosse Comes Home: The Onondaga Nation hosts the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships

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STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOURDAN BENNETT-BEGAYE (DINÉ) NativePeoples.com: SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Fans still stretch their arms toward players as the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team passes by, hoping for a high-five or an autograph. Despite taking silver to Canada’s gold at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in September, family and supporters from across Indian Country hold … [Read more...] about Lacrosse Comes Home: The Onondaga Nation hosts the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships

IROQUOIS NATIONALS FALL SHORT IN QUEST FOR GOLD

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IroquoisNational.org: It’s a refrain the Iroquois Nationals are all too familiar with. For the fourth consecutive time, Team Canada edged out the Iroquois Nationals for the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships gold medal. This time around, Canada came away with a 12-8 victory in front of over 10,000 fans at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. Read more... … [Read more...] about IROQUOIS NATIONALS FALL SHORT IN QUEST FOR GOLD