Jared Chandler

Photographer

The Haudenosaunee at the Lacrosse World Championships

Location: Santa Cruz

Nationality: Californian

Biography: Jared Chandler is a freelance photographer based out of Santa Cruz, California. He likes to travel and shoot a wide variety of subjects ranging from architecture to portraits to surfing and lacrosse. In his images, he is always trying to... MORE

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham... using the 6 foot wooden stick.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, Haudenosaunee player Zed Williams holds a wooden stick made by legendary Onondaga Nation stick maker Alf Jacques in the huddle before their first game of the tournament. Alf passed away a week before the start of the games and in his honor Zed started each game using the 6 foot wooden stick.

An onscreen tribute to recently...onships in San Diego.

An onscreen tribute to recently passed Onondaga Nation stick maker Alf Jacques is presented before the first game for the Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Team at the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, Haudenosaunee player Zed Williams practices with a wooden stick made by legendary Onondaga Nation stick maker Alf Jacques before their first game of the tournament. Alf passed away a week before the start of the World Games and in his honor Zed started each game using the 6 foot wooden stick.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham... medal at these championships.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, The Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Team line up for singing of their national anthem. The Haudenosaunee Nationals are the only internationally recognized indigenous sports organization that competes on the world stage. Currently they are 3rd in the world having received a bronze medal at these championships.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham...regame warm ups with the team.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, Coach Lars Tiffany of the Haudenosaunee Nationals uses his Alf Jacques crafted wooden stick in pregame warm ups with the team.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham... first game of the Tournament.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, Coach Lars Tiffany of the Haudenosaunee Nationals addresses the team in the huddle before their first game of the Tournament.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham...goal against Canadien defender.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, Haudenosaunee Nationals player Austin Staats (voted best Attackman in the world after the tournament) pushes toward the goal against Canadien defender.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham...of his six goals in this game.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, Haudenosaunee Nationals player Austin Staats (voted best Attackman in the world after the tournament) leaps in front of the Japanese goalie for one of his six goals in this game.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham...te one of Lyle's goals.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, the Haudenosaunee Nationals players Including Lyle Thomson with his helmet off celebrate one of Lyle's goals.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Cham...rican Defender JT Giles-Harris.

At the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego, Haudenosaunee Nationals player Lyle Thomson drives toward the goal against American Defender JT Giles-Harris.

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The Haudenosaunee at the Lacrosse World Championships

Copyright Jared Chandler 2024

Date of Work Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

Updated Jul 2023

Summary

The Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse Team are the only internationally recognized indigenous sports organization that competes on the world stage. In June they attended the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego with the goal to get a gold medal. They went into the games with heavy hearts due to the passing of legendary Onondaga Nation stick maker Alf Jacques one week prior to the tournament. The team, under their new name, (formerly Iroquois Nationals for the last 40 years) went on to win the Bronze medal with two of their players voted Best in the World at their positions.