Six Nations lacrosse star hoping for Olympic inclusion following Canada/US statement

Six Nations’ own Fawn Porter is hoping to participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. (Photos courtesy Haudenosaunee Nationals media team)

By Sam Laskaris Writer Six Nations’ Fawn Porter has already made a bit of history. And the local star lacrosse player would love the opportunity to continue doing so. Porter served as the captain of the Haudenosaunee Nationals team which won the bronze medal at the first world women’s box lacrosse tournament held this past September in Utica, N.Y. Porter is now dreaming of becoming an Olympian. Lacrosse has been added as an official sport to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The brass of the Haudenosaunee Nationals program is hoping to convince officials from the International Olympic Committee that their women’s and men’s teams should be allowed to participate in the 2028 Games as their own sovereign nation. That’s why Porter was thrilled to see a joint statement…

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