The origin and history of lacrosse is long, it is known as the oldest sport in North America and versions of the game have been played by indigenous peoples across the continent. Lacrosse or Ddehoñtjihgwa’és by the Haudenosaunee, or Baaga’adowewin ni by the Ojibwe tribe, or Baaga’adowe by the Cherokee, is the Medicine Game and the Creator’s Game. A sacred, spiritual game that was played for the Creator and was known to be healing. The Cherokee, Haudenosaunee nations began playing a form of lacrosse several centuries ago, they used the game to settle disputes within tribes, as part of festivals, and prevent war between nations, even to capture forts from the British². European settlers discovered that all nations and tribes played lacrosse in one manor or another. These games sometimes had hundreds of players and could last up to several days. The name Lacrosse was given by French missionaries to Quebec, in eastern Canada, as the stick the Indians played with resembled a bishop's staff or "crosse" in French. To the Nations,

The game, as it is played today, orignated around 1840. Lacrosse is played using netted sticks to carry, pass, and shoot a ball along a field in an effort to score goals. A goal counts as one point and is scored when the lacrosse ball completely crosses the opposing goal line between the posts and under the crossbar.