라크로스는 원래 캐나다 인디언들이 즐겼던 '바가타웨이'라는 경기를 19세기 중엽 근대 스포츠에 맞게 개량한 것이다.
Lacrosse was an improvement of the game Baggataway, which was originally enjoyed by the native Canadians, to modern sports in the mid-19th century.