They call it the “medicine game,” which is a bit of a misnomer because lacrosse is more than just a game to the Haudenosaunee people. Much more. Simply put, they can’t hold lacrosse at the Olympics without allowing those who created the game and still treat it with a mystical reverence to have a team of their own.
Lois Garlow of the Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team plays during a match against Canada at the World Games in Birmingham, Ala., July 24, 2022. Members of the Haudenosaunee are hopeful they will have a chance to play the sport their people invented when lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles. Lois Garlow of the Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team heads toward the sideline during a match against Canada at the World Games in Birmingham, Ala., July 24, 2022.
That purple flag, emblazoned with four connected squares and a white pine tree, is the revered symbol of Haudenosaunee, a confederation of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora nations. Even more notable, the Haudenosaunee men and women were allowed to compete last year at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, an Olympic-style competition for sports that don’t have a permanent place on the Olympic program.
For now, the IOC is sticking to its stance that only recognized national committees can send athletes to the Olympics.
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