The Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse program (HNL), a project of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora Nations), works to keep the tradition of lacrosse alive across generations. The game of Lacrosse, or the Creator’s Game, is one of the Haudenosaunee’s most revered traditions as a celebration of health, strength, courage, leadership, and fair play, and spiritually as a “medicine” game. As part of their efforts to gain international recognition for Haudenosaunee sovereignty, and with provisional status of lacrosse for the Olympics, the HNL plans to participate in 2028 under their own flag as a world-recognized Nation State. As this unique opportunity approaches, HNL is preparing Haudenosaunee and Indigenous youth for international athletic competition and raising awareness and understanding of the traditional and cultural aspects of the game of lacrosse.