The Six Nations Chiefs

The Six Nations Chiefs lacrosse team logo. Sourced from Six Nations Chiefs official website.

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The Six Nations Chiefs are the only Senior A lacrosse club in Canada that plays home games on a First Nation.

And the Chiefs, founded in 1993, have also been one of the country’s most successful franchises. They’ve won seven national Mann Cup championships, winning their most recent crown in September 2023. The squad also won Canadian titles in 1993, 1994, 1996, 2013, 2014, and 2016.

 

An advertisement for a Canada Day celebration feautred in the Expositor on June 30, 1993. It highlights a lacrosse game between the Six Nations Chiefs and the Fergus Thistles. Image sourced from Newspapers.com.
An advertisement for a Canada Day celebration feautred in the Expositor on June 30, 1993. It highlights a lacrosse game between the Six Nations Chiefs and the Fergus Thistles. Image sourced from Newspapers.com.

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