[DOC] [TLE] History of lacrosse - Wikipedia [PAR] Lacrosse has its origins in a tribal game played by eastern Woodlands Native 
Americans and by some Plains Indians tribes in what is now Canada. ... Lacrosse 
is one of the oldest team sports in North America. ... Native American lacrosse 
was played throughout modern Canada, but was most popular around the Great
... [DOC] [TLE] They Remember, the Little Brother of War - SBNation.com [PAR] Sep 2, 2015 ... Now, it is a way to preserve it. ... The Choctaw World Series of Stickball has been 
played here, at the .... It's a lesson the Choctaw have learned at great cost over 
the centuries. .... The Choctaw called it Ishtaboli, The Little Brother of War. ... 
baseball, and historians consider it North America's oldest sport. [DOC] [TLE] Cradling tradition at heart of a nation - tribunedigital-baltimoresun [PAR] May 29, 2006 ... In the sport of lacrosse, and for those who are passionate about the game, ... 
According to the book American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War by Thomas 
... what is often called Iroquois) people playing the game in the 1630s. ... people 
have been quick to criticize the sport, saying too many of its players... [DOC] [TLE] History of Lacrosse - History | US Lacrosse [PAR] Author of American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War ... Almost exclusively a 
male team sport, it is distinguished from the others, such as field hockey ... of 
lacrosse shows it to have been played throughout the eastern half of North 
America, ... Its origins are rooted in legend, and the game continues to be used 
for curative... [DOC] [TLE] lacrosse | sport | Britannica.com [PAR] French the crosier competitive sport, modern version of the North American 
Indian game ... Lacrosse was played by the Six Nations of the Iroquois (in what 
became upper ... The Cherokee called their version of the game little brother of 
war. .... During play each team must have at least four players in its defensive half 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] History of Lacrosse [PAR] Rooted in Native American religion, lacrosse was often played to resolve conflicts
, ... Nations of the Iroquois there were many versions of what is not known as 
lacrosse. The Cherokees called the sport "the little brother of war" because it was 
... Montreal's Olympic Club organized a team in 1844, specifically to play a match
... [DOC] [TLE] Radio National - The Sports Factor - 05/07/2002 - ABC [PAR] Jul 5, 2002 ... This team is called the Iroquois Nationals, and it's the only ... The American 
Indian history of the game has been documented in a book ... known to most non-
Indian people who play lacrosse, or have an ... American Indian tribes whose 
lands covered what's now New York ..... Lacrosse - Little Brother of War [DOC] [TLE] Lacrosse: North America's Oldest Team Sport - Kinetics [PAR] The native peoples of North America played a myriad of ball games long ... 
Illinois), played a stick and ball game called chunky. ... Known by Creek Indians 
as ... Those who lived in what is now the southeastern United States .... respected 
and to respect your opponent as they also have been given the gift to play the 
game. [DOC] [TLE] About Lacrosse | Novato Lacrosse Club [PAR] What there is generally no debate on is that Lacrosse is the oldest sport in ... And 
the goal may have been to knock a wooden fish off of a pole with the ... 
Regardless of what they called it their game was played with a single stick with ... 
This ancient game was extremely violent as the name the little brother of war 
indicates it... [DOC] [TLE] state of lacrosse  the little brother of war - might of right [PAR] Aug 15, 2009 ... Lacrosse is the oldest organized team sport in North America (the national ... goal 
post narrowly missing what would have been an impressive score. ... Huron men 
playing the game in 1637 in what is now southeastern Ontario. ... once a niche 
sport with its bastion in the eastern United States and Canada,... [DOC] [TLE] Lacrosse - The Canadian Encyclopedia [PAR] Aug

Question: Called "Little Brother of War", it's the oldest team sport known to have been played in what's now the U.S.
Answer: Lacrosse