The Modern Medicine Game

Lacrosse, The Haudenosaunee, and Reconciliation

Travis Taylor, Greg Horn

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FriesenPress
12 July 2023

Sociology: sport & leisure; Sports & outdoor recreation; Lacrosse

"IN 2010, MEMBERS OF THE HAUDENOSAUNEE NATIONALS (formerly the Iroquois Nationals) lacrosse team, representing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of six Indigenous Nations in North America, were sitting in a hotel in New York City instead of playing on the field in Manchester, England, competing for a world championship. The Nationals were told they couldn't use their Haudenosaunee passports to travel to the UK; only Canadian or American passports would be accepted, effectively denying that this Confederacy had sovereignty and reinforcing the authority of the colonial powers. Media coverage of this pivotal event sparked the curiosity of longtime international lacrosse coach and player Travis Taylor. He wanted to learn more about the intersection of the sport and the traditional beliefs of the Indigenous people who originally developed the sport-or as they call it Tewa'á raton.

Originally written as Taylor's PhD thesis, The Modern Medicine Game: Lacrosse, the Haudenosaunee, and Reconciliation postulates how lacrosse is a ""modern medicine game,"" and is a crucial element of reconciliation, decolonization, and resilience for the Haudenosaunee peoples. It explores what led the Haudenosaunee Nationals to assert their self-determination in 2010 by reaching back into time to understand the origins of the sport as a gift from the Creator, and its adoption and evolution by English-speaking people, most notably William George Beers."

By: Travis Taylor
Edited by: Greg Horn
Imprint: FriesenPress
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 417g
ISBN: 9781039167339
ISBN 10: 1039167330
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 12 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

TRAVIS TAYLOR has been involved in the sport of lacrosse much of his life. When coaching the Dutch national team at the time of the 2010 passport dispute, he knew the issue was much more complex than what was reported by the media. This led him to undertake his own independent research in search of answers. He interviewed Haudenosaunee peoples in communities on both sides of what we know as the Canada-US border, gaining on-the-ground insight of their oral traditions and beliefs and how those, too, have evolved along with the sport of lacrosse. Taylor lives in Tokyo, Japan, with his family.