First Nations Lacrosse Association

First Nations Lacrosse Association

Sport	Lacrosse
Jurisdiction	National
Abbreviation	FNLA
Founded	1983
Affiliation	Lacrosse Canada[1]
Affiliation date	1988
Headquarters	Cornwall, Ontario
President	Brian Phillips
Men's coach	Mark Burnam (2018 WLC)[2]
Women's coach	Ashley Pike (2017 WLWC)
Official website
fnjbll.wordpress.com/fnla/

First Nations Lacrosse Association (FNLA; formerly Iroquois Lacrosse Association) is the governing body of lacrosse for First Nations within Canada and Native American tribes within the United States.

The FNLA oversees five national teams, the Haudenosaunee men's national lacrosse team, the Haudenosaunee men's national under-19 lacrosse team, the Haudenosaunee women's national lacrosse team, the Haudenosaunee women's national under-19 lacrosse team, and the Haudenosaunee national indoor lacrosse team. These teams are recognized by World Lacrosse for international competition, making them the only indigenous peoples' national teams sanctioned in any sport.

FNLA also sanctions three men's box lacrosse leagues: Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League, Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League, and First Nations Junior B Lacrosse League.