The Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team is committed to taking up space in the game their ancestors created.

Both men’s and women’s teams are competing in the Sixes Cup in Puerto Rico this week; their sixth PALA competition. The tournament is organized by the Pan-American Lacrosse Association, one of three Continental Federations under World Lacrosse. The tournament runs Wednesday to Sunday.

The women’s team won bronze at the previous PALA Tournament in Florida this year and qualified for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Field Championships in Tokyo.

“Talent is quickly rising in the Nationals league,” said Jalyn Jimerson, 25, who plays for the Haudenosaunee Nationals and is a member of the Cayuga Nation in southern Ontario within the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

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