Syracuse, N.Y. — Lacrosse is coming to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but there’s already a complicated and emotional storyline playing out: Will the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the ...

The Haudenosaunee people are credited with inventing the game of lacrosse. Now they are fighting to send a team to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Over the last 40 years, the Haudenosaunee Nationals have become one of the world’s top-ranking lacrosse teams, but Lyons notes they haven’t been free of challenges.They almost didn’t play in ...

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.

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which spans the U.S. and Canada, want to play in Los Angeles. The sport hasn’t been in competition at the Olympics in over a century.

Some of the best women's lacrosse players in the world take center stage at the Pan-American championships in Auburndale. For the Haudenosaunee team, the game is actually in their blood.

At major lacrosse events, a team of Native Americans called the Haudenosaunee plays alongside countries like the United States, Canada and Australia. The team has been competitive, winning three ...

Lacrosse will be an Olympic sport in 2028. President Biden says he supports efforts by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to field its own team. But the IOC says not so fast.

Limerick , Ireland - 17 August 2022; Koleton Marquis of Haudenosaunee and Daniel Flisk of England during the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U21 World Championship quarter final match between England and ...

This is not the first time the Haudenosaunee have faced hurdles in its mission to achieve an even playing field at the international level. The Haudenosaunee have struggled to take part in the ...

For the Haudenosaunee, lacrosse isn't just a sport. It's culture. It's family, friends and neighbors. It's ancestors. The Haudenosaunee are credited with creating the game generations ago, long ...

International competition has long been the most prominent vehicle for Haudenosaunee sovereignty and pride. When the team traveled to Perth, Australia, for its World Championship debut in 1990 ...