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The Origins of Lacrosse and Why the Haudenosaunee Tribe Should be at the 2024 Olympics

The Origins of Lacrosse and Why the Haudenosaunee Tribe Should be at the 2024 Olympics

Lacrosse started on the land known as North America centuries before it was colonized by Europe. The game was created by a confederacy of tribes called the Haudenosaunee, which includes roughly six different tribes. Originally, lacrosse was called The Creator’s Game; it was only renamed lacrosse after French missionaries thought the stick resembled a cross.  […]

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