Media Release July 17, 2010 Iroquois Nationals have not withdrawn from championships The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team has not withdrawn from the 2010 Federation ofInternational Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships, currently underway in Manchester, England. Today we will forfeit the 2nd … [Read more...] about Media Release: Iroquois Nationals have not withdrawn from championships
In the News – 7/16/10
YNN: Iroquois lacrosse team waiting for visas. New York Times: Iroquois misses first game. Syracuse.com: Iroquois Nationals: 'Our plan is still to make it to the games'. CNN: Iroquois lacrosse team still caught in bureaucratic net. … [Read more...] about In the News – 7/16/10
Media Release: Iroquois Nationals still waiting for British officials to review applications for entry
Media Release July 16, 2010 Iroquois Nationals still waiting for British officials to review applications for entry NEW YORK – Jackson Lewis, counsel for the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team, continues to work through diplomatic channels to try to resolve issues with the British … [Read more...] about Media Release: Iroquois Nationals still waiting for British officials to review applications for entry
Statement from Chief Oren R. Lyons
Honorary Chairman Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team We have been informed by the Consulate of the United Kingdom of Great Britain that they will not accept the one-time travel waiver offered by the US State Department authorizing travel using the Haudenosaunee Passport for the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team and its delegation to the Federation of International Lacrosse … [Read more...] about Statement from Chief Oren R. Lyons
In the News – 7/13/10
InsideLacrosse: Update: Iroquois turned away at airport, will try again Wednesday. 7/13/10 NewYorkTimes: Bid for Trophy Becomes a Test of Iroquois Identity. 7/12/10 NYDaily News: Iroquois banned from fying overseas. 7/12/10 CNN: Identity, federal policy clash for Iroquois lacrosse team. 7/13/10 … [Read more...] about In the News – 7/13/10
In the News – 7/14/10
Syracuse.com: Passport keeps Nationals grounded. CBSNews: Iroquois Team to travel to England on own passports. Syracuse.com: Iroquois Nation passports have worked for years, attorney says. CNYCentral: Iroquois lax players turned away over passport dispute. … [Read more...] about In the News – 7/14/10
In the News – 7/12/10
InsideLacrosse: Nationals in holding pattern until Tuesday afternoon. National Public Radio: Interview on NPR. PostS tandard: Passport dispute halts Iroquois Nationals trip to England. … [Read more...] about In the News – 7/12/10