“Even if you don’t know [anything] about lacrosse, watch him for five minutes ... his platform to increase awareness about the abuses of indigenous children who attended residential schools in Canada ...
Indigenous athletes from Canada have made incredible contributions to our country's legacy at the Olympic Games, both in summer and winter events. In sports like lacrosse, running, kayak and ...
Canada’s sport minister also offered ... a sport in its program that has such an important history as Lacrosse does with the indigenous peoples of North America,” the statement said.
LOUIS 1904 - Back when lacrosse was a sport in the Olympic ... athlete from Iroquois Nation was the first Aboriginal-Canadian to represent Canada on an international stage. He competed in the ...
The move looks to reflect lacrosse’s creation by Indigenous people in what is now the U.S. and Canada, as well as the competitive status of the Haudenosaunee. An Indigenous team has been ...