The Federation of International Lacrosse, shortened to FIL, was established in August 2008 by a merger of both the men's and women's international lacrosse associations. Its headquarters are located in Wilmington, Delaware in United States. The new organization is responsible for the men's World Lacrosse Championship, World Indoor Lacrosse Champions is the only international sport organization to recognize a First Nations/Native American tribe at the national level; the Iroquois Nationals represent the Iroquois Confederacy that spans New York, Ontario, Quebec and Pennsylvania.