At today's
@WhiteHouse
Tribal Nations Summit,
@POTUS
announced his request and support for the Haudenosaunee Nationals to compete under our own flag at
@LA28
To
@IrelandLacrosse
,
You have gone above and beyond not only for us, but for what you believe is right.
Your actions have spoken louder than words showing everyone the true power of sport, and the spirit of lacrosse.
We will never forget that.
I dteannta a chéile
#TogetherAsOne
“We want the world to know we have every intention of representing our people and the Creator’s Game in 2028”
The Nationals call on colleagues, teammates and fans to support this Olympic Dream. It’s time to raise the Haudenosaunee flag at the Olympics
Tonight, we play for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada and the US who cannot be physically present with us today
THREAD:
World renowned for his craft and the gifts he has given to Nations far and wide, but to those who knew him and had the pleasure of his company, he was simply a great man.
Until we meet again, Alf 💜
Instead of celebrating Canada Day today…please consider signing up for this course (Indigenous Canada) instead and re-educate yourself on the history of Canada you might not have been taught in school.
@UANativeStudies
BREAKING:
@IRQ_Nationals
have officially accepted an invitation from
@TheWorldGames
to compete in the 2022 competition.
The news was announced in a joint statement with the IWGA, the 2022 World Games and
@worldlaxsport
.
Thank you
@CNN
for picking up this story, and for rightfully acknowledging the amazing, selfless actions from
@IrelandLacrosse
!
We are incredibly honored to call them our friends 💚💜
In a remarkable show of sportsmanship, Ireland's lacrosse team is withdrawing from an international tournament to allow a Native American team to play instead
“We don’t want to be recognized as Canadians and we don’t want to be recognized as Americans. We have our own language, our own government, our own territories.”
“We have a lot of support. I think
@TWG2022
underestimated that.”
While disappointed by tonight's statement, we are blown away by the words of support and encouragement we have received, from our lacrosse family around the world.
We will push forward for inclusion, for our current athletes and the future of Haudenosaunee lacrosse
Official statement coming from the
#INL
Board tomorrow, but for right now the only thing we can say is
Thank you
@IrelandLacrosse
, from the bottom of our hearts.
#TogetherAsOne
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Ireland x Iroquois Nationals "Together As One" t-shirts are now available online for one week only!
Proceeds will benefit boys and girls youth teams to play internationally in the Ireland World Festival Tournament in 2021!
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We will wear these special orange helmets to remember those who have been taken away from us much too soon.
We play for those in pain, for those who need healing, and for those who need comfort for the never ending void of loss and sorrow.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁
Like it, post some flames, tag some friends if you want, we don't care
Follow & RT for your chance to win a pair of
#IroquoisNationals
@Nike
gloves
Winner will be announced Friday afternoon. Good luck!
"We have been heartened by the support we have received from the
@LA28
Committee for our inclusion. We would be thrilled to be involved in the Games"
Haudenosaunee Nationals congratulate all who have helped to bring Lacrosse to the
@Olympics
In yesterday’s gold medal match,
@LacrosseCanada
stood in unison wearing Every Child Matters shirts in an unprompted and selfless act of allyship, on the sports’ largest stage
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts 🧡 Niawen'kó:wa
As we celebrate tonight's Opening Ceremony, we look back with gratitude and give thanks to those who have paved the way for our people and our sport
Tonight is a historic night, and it wouldn't be possible without all of you
Niawen'kó:wa
“You play lacrosse to say thank you to the Creator for providing the hickory trees, for the grass, for the sun, for the soil”
– Alf Jacques (via
@seankirst
, 2016)
We are proud of our culture, we are proud of our history, and we are proud of our ancestors.
We will continue to share this history with the world, and educate each and every individual willing to learn.
We ask The Creator to watch over those gathered here during this game so that no harm will come to them
We ask The Creator to watch over those who come to enjoy this game and to safely return all to their homelands in each of the four directions of etinoha wenjhage
Dawneytoh
Today is a day of reflection and acknowledgement of the damage that residential schools had on Indigenous people and communities. It is a day we honour the survivors for their strength.
Today we are wearing orange.
#OrangeShirtDay
Starting things off with a Statement
Austin Staats scores eight goals to push us to an 18-5 victory over England in our World Championship Opener!
We'll be back in action tomorrow at 7:00 pm PT against the United States
Let us continue to listen to the survivors, and the communities so deeply affected by the atrocities committed against them.
Let us speak up for those who are unable to do so.
Let us all be part of the change we want to see.
Today, and everyday
#EveryChildMatters
OLYMPIC LACROSSE 🥍🔜
Now that the IOC Executive Board has accepted the proposal from
@LA28
to include lacrosse, we're one step closer to seeing Sixes in the olympics...
All that's left now is a FINAL vote next week 👀
(via
@USALacrosseMag
)
Any ideas how to ship this back to Upstate NY
@UPS
? We’ve got some hardware to protect
Congratulations
@jpiseno5
on earning
@WorldLacrosse
All-Team and Most Outstanding Defensive Player in his first Men’s event!
We are excited to announce the young men who will represent the Haudenosaunee Nationals at the 2022
@worldlaxsport
U21 Championship in Limerick, Ireland!
#OneHeartOneMind
Pioneer, legend, Hall of Famer, the list goes on
On this date in 1946, one of the best to ever play the game was born in Six Nations, ON
Happy Birthday to the late, Gaylord Powless
#TogetherAsOne
@espn
Beyond excited what this means for our beautiful sport on the Global Stage
Lacrosse is more than a game to our Indigenous family and we could not be more thrilled to see it continue to grow around the World
#TogetherAsOne