Journalist and commentator Valerie Taliman issued this press release today on behalf of the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse teamand the team chairman, Oren Lyons. Contact Valerie at 505.899.9110, or .

To the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL);

To the Leadership of all participating national teams;

To the boards, coaches, staff, and support groups of each of them;

To the players: you who carry the honor of your nations, and the spirit of this game;

We, the Iroquois Nationals, salute you one and all! Congratulations on your successful 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. To the champions of each respective division – congratulations!

To all competing nations, congratulations!

To the gold medal winners (USA), to the Silver medal winners (Canada), to the Bronze medal winners (Australia), we send our congratulations. And we all know, regardless of the championship outcomes, it is the game of lacrosse that is the ultimate winner.

As the grandfathers of the great game of Deyhontsigwa’ehs (lacrosse), our team and our organization are there with you in mind and spirit. We thank you all for your steadfast support of Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team, and we encourage you to play on!

We are not going away – we will meet the challenges that face us. It is our intention to be on the field, fit and ready for the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships of 2011 and every tournament after that.

Peace and goodwill to all of you. Jah-guh! (Play on!)

Respectfully yours in the great game of Lacrosse,
Oren Lyons, Chairman
Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse
Haudenosaunee