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	Date	Event	Vignette	Scope	Region
	1100	Gift of the Creator	Deeply rooted in Native American history, the sport dates back to as early as the 12^thcentury when indigenous people played it for com ...	First Nations, North America, origins
	1100 ~	version of stickball	There is evidence that a version of stickball played in Mesoamerica or Mexico as early as the 1100s	North America, game
	1400~	Tyendinaga - Birthplace of of the Peaemaker	Peacemaker was later to meet Mohawks	First Nations, origins	Mohawk
	1636	Jesuit Missionary Jean de Brebeuf documents the game	lacrosse (baggataway) at Georgian Bay, Ontario	First Nations, North America	Huron, Ontario, Canada
	1636+	early data on lacrosse	There is not much early data on lacrosse and that exists (from missionaries such as French Jesuits in Huron country in the 1630s and later English explorers, such as Jonathan Carver in the mid-eightee ...	First Nations	Huron
	1636+	Three basic forms of lacrosse	There is not much early data on lacrosse and that exists (from missionaries such as French Jesuits in Huron country in the 1630s and later English explorers, such as Jonathan Carver in the mid-eightee ...	First Nations	Iroquois
	1636+	Southeast stickball	Among southeastern tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Yuchi and others), a double-stick version of the game is still practiced. A two-and-a half foot stick is held in each hand, an ...	First Nations
	1636+	Great Lake Sticks and ball	Great Lakes players used a single three-foot stick. terminating in a round, closed pocket about three to four inches in diameter, only a little larger than the ball., In this game, the ball was usuall ...	equipment
	1636+	Northeastern stick	The northeastern stick, found among Iroquoian and New England tribes, is the progenitor of all present-day sticks, both in box as well as field lacrosse. The stick for this game was typically more tha ...	equipment, origins	Iroquois
	1718	Participation of French in lacrosse games noted	Near present day Detroit, Monsieur de Sabrevois, commandant of Fort Pontchartrain, penned a description of the region in 1718. Referring to the Potawatomi village located near the fort, he wrote:</ ...	First Nations, North America, equipment, origins	Huron, Potawatomi, Outaouacs
	1763	capture Fort Michilimackinac	Ojibway Indians use baggataway as a cover to enter and capture Fort Michilimackinac	First Nations	Ojibway
	1794	creation of a basic set of rules	Match between two native groups results in creation of a basic set of rules	First Nations, rules, origins
	1799	Salmanaca - Handsome Lake vision occurs		First Nations
	1815	Onondaga - Burial place of Handsome Lake		First Nations
	1830~	FIrst settlers begin playing lacrosse	Lacrosse, known as tewaarathon or baggataway, originated among Native tribes. Early Jesuit missionaries called it jeu de crosse, and European settlers began playing it in the 1830 ...	North America, origins	Canada
	1834	Caughnawaga Indians demonstrate the sport	Caughnawaga Indians demonstrate the sport at St. Pierre to a large crowd of Montreal spectators and the game is reported by the newspaper.	First Nations, origins	Mohawk
	1842	First Montreal Olympic Athletic club lacrosse team.		club	Quebec
	1842	Montreal Olympic Athletic Club formed	Montreal	club, origins	Quebec
	1843	First lacrosse game between Indians and non-Indian teams		First Nations, origins	Quebec
	1844	Montreal Olympic Club organizes to play first Nation team	Montreal's Olympic Club organized a team in 1844, specifically to play a match against a Native American team. Similar games were played in 1848 and 1851.	First Nations, North America, origins	Quebec
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