Native Americans often used sports like lacrosse to settle disputes. This resulted in Americans learning and enjoying new kinds of sports.
This was in my school lesson:
Native American Sports: Stickball is a sport originally played by many groups of Native Americans. French settlers who observed the game called it lacrosse. Native Americans played this game to help affirm tribal ties and settle disputes. Teammates pass the ball to each other using a basket on the end of a stick. They try to launch the ball into the other team’s goal.