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This absolutely awesome sport originated with the North American Indians. The french explorers of the Great Lakes area saw the Indians played it and named it la crosse after the french name for a bishop's crook, which is what the original sticks looked like.

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Lacrosse came about, in the 1400's. Indians created this sport, they would play for days, over many miles. They played this for exercise, for something to do other than be at war, and to see which Indian was the strongest. Since this sport is contact, you had to be very strong. If you were not strong enough, you would eventually be injured, or give up. There are nicknames for this sport, one of them being, the most common, lax.

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According to this website, 1763.

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History has recorded the invention of lacrosse occurred in the 1400s in Huron County, New York. Click on the 'History of Lacrosse' link on this page to read more about it.

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The Plain Indians started playing lacrosse. So did the Inca Tribe, BUT they played a more violent version. (They tried to wack rach others heads off.)

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Lacrosse started with Native Americans playing it as war training.

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It started in America by the Native Americans. It was started as a means to avoid war between tribes.

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Lacrosse was started by native Americans

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