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United Kingdom passport denial, 2010
The UK refused to accept Haudenosaunee passports, leading the lacrosse team to withdraw from the World Championship rather than use other travel documents.
What happened
In July 2010, the UK refused to accept Haudenosaunee passports, and the lacrosse team withdrew from the tournament rather than travel on other passports.[1]
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Claim: In July 2010, the United Kingdom refused to accept Haudenosaunee passports for the men's national lacrosse team's travel to the World Lacrosse Championship; the United States offered to issue US passports to team members, which the team declined, and the team ultimately withdrew from the tournament rather than travel on documents other than their own.
- Iroquois lacrosse team denied visas by U.K. (CBC News) link, Denial and withdrawal section. Source record