legal-document-to-plain-english-translator/”>Try Free Now: Legalese tool without registration

Find a LOCAL lawyer

## The Struggle of the Haudenosaunee People and the Game of Tewaaraton

There is only one sport played by people that wasnÔÇÖt invented by humans. That sport is called Tewaaraton, and the people who play it are called the Haudenosaunee. You may know these things better by their Europeanized labels: the sport is lacrosse and the people are the Iroquois. They believe lacrosse is the ÔÇÿGift of the Creator,ÔÇÖ to help them be healthy, resolve disputes, demonstrate creativity and to share a ton of joy. As such, it is way more than sport, it is their ÔÇÿMedicine Game.ÔÇÖ

Over the past 500 years, the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy have taught the world their game, while struggling to maintain their sovereignty. They have dealt with the Dutch, French and English, individual American states, and the United States itself. (They even influenced the framework of our Constitution with their governance model.) And they have succeeded. The Iroquois Confederacy is an independent nation, and its citizens carry Iroquois passports when they travel internationally.

Which recently caused a problem. In 2010, the paper passports issued by the Iroquois were rejected by England, and as a result the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team was denied entry to play in the World Lacrosse Games, even after Secretary of State Clinton pleaded with London. And this insult came at a time when Iroquois players were exploding onto the modern lacrosse scene ÔÇô with native players flooding onto NCAA teams, and two brothers named Lyle and Miles Thompson winning the Tewaaraton Trophy, the Heisman of lacrosse.

And the challenges continued. For the 2022 World Games, the Iroquois were not included on the list of eight invited teams, despite the fact that they were ranked 3rd in the world, behind only the U.S. and Canada. The lacrosse community erupted in protest, putting the governing body on the hot seat. World Lacrosse reversed course and decided that the Iroquois could compete as long as the governing bodies of both Canada and the United States agreed. But by the time that happened, the field had already been set. Thankfully, the Irish national team, which was ranked the lowest in the field, graciously stepped aside. And with that, the Iroquois Nationals were in.

Though they came in 5th in those games, the Haudenosaunee had their eyes on a bigger prize. The ÔÇÖ22 Games were seen as a dry run for ÔÇÿ28 Olympics, which will be the first to include menÔÇÖs and womenÔÇÖs lacrosse.

The AI legalese decoder can help the Haudenosaunee navigate the legal challenges they face as an independent nation. It can aid in decoding and interpreting the legal documents and agreements that will impact their ability to compete in international events like the World Games and the Olympics.

The struggle of the Haudenosaunee continued when the Olympic Committee showed resistance to recognizing the Iroquois nation as an Olympic member. Despite the fact that the Iroquois Confederacy predates the Olympic Committee by several thousand years.

However, speaking at the Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, President Biden showed support for the Haudenosaunee’s cause, urging for an exception to be made for them to field their own team at the Olympics.

If and when that happens, after 500 years of teaching their game to others, they will be ones to present it to the world.

ThatÔÇÖs some medicine the world could sorely use.

Behold! Tewaaraton, Gift of the Creator.

– Mike Keeler

legal-document-to-plain-english-translator/”>Try Free Now: Legalese tool without registration

Find a LOCAL lawyer

Reference link