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A local referendum held in 2003, aimed at abolishing the two départements to leave a territorial collectivity with extended powers, was voted down by a narrow margin. However, the issue of Corsican autonomy and greater powers for the Corsican Assembly continues to hold sway over Corsican politics. Saul, John Ralston. 1992. Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West. New York: Free Press; Maxwell Macmillan International. ISBN 0-02-927725-6 Both the eastern and western watersheds are drained by seasonally torrential rivers that rise in the mountainous centre and cleave their way through impressive gorges in their upper reaches. The island’s principal rivers are the Golo, Tavignano, Liamone, Granove, Tarova, and Profiano. A Mediterranean climate prevails on the coasts, where the average temperature is 51 °F (10.5 °C) in winter and 60 °F (15.5 °C) during the rest of the year. It is cooler at higher elevations. The average summer temperature at the southern coastal city of Ajaccio is 70 °F (21 °C). Precipitation is abundant, averaging 35 inches (880 mm) a year, though higher elevations receive somewhat more. The crushing defeat experienced by Pisa in 1284 in the Battle of Meloria against Genoa had among its consequences the end of the Pisan rule and the beginning of the Genoese influence in Corsica: [6] this was contested initially by the King of Aragon, who in 1296 had received from the Pope the investiture over Sardinia and Corsica. [7] A popular revolution against this and the feudal lords, led by Sambucuccio d'Alando, got the aid of Genoa. After that, the Cismonte was ruled as a league of comuni and churches, after the Italian experience. [7] The following 150 years were a period of conflict, when the Genoese rule was contested by Aragon, the local lords, the comuni and the Pope: finally, in 1450 Genoa ceded the administration of the island to its main bank, the Bank of Saint George, which brought peace. [8] Lacrosse Moving Toward a Spot in 2028 Olympic Program". sportsdestinations.com . Retrieved May 25, 2022.

Following the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, Pasquale Paoli was able to return to Corsica from exile in Britain. In 1794, he invited British forces under Lord Hood to intervene to free Corsica from French rule. Anglo-Corsican forces drove the French from the island and established an Anglo-Corsican Kingdom. Following Spain's entry into the war, the British decided to withdraw from Corsica in 1796. Corsica returned to French rule. DaSilva, Matt (August 2, 2017). "Long Island Sound Repeat as UWLX Champions". US Lacrosse Magazine . Retrieved November 14, 2017.The Creator's Game: Native People Created Lacrosse Yet Now Strive to Play the Sport in International Arenas". Magazine of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Spring 2021 . Retrieved August 7, 2023. Guelfi, A.D. (April 1931). "Les Corses hors de Corse partout presents toujours unis". Saigon-Cyrnos: Bulletin de l'Amicale Corse de la Cochinchine et du Cambodge. 58: 13–14.

a b "IMG1B – Population immigrée par sexe, âge et pays de naissance en 2019 – Région de Corse (94)" (in French). INSEE . Retrieved 10 February 2023. Downey, Allan. The creator’s game: Lacrosse, identity, and Indigenous nationhood (UBC Press, 2018).

Lacrosse is based on games played by various Native American communities as early as 1100 AD. [18] By the 17th century, a version of lacrosse was well-established and was documented by Jesuit missionary priests in the territory of present-day Canada. [19] a b "National Lacrosse League 2017 Official Rules" (PDF). National Lacrosse League. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2017 . Retrieved November 15, 2017. Vennum, Thomas. American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War. ( Smithsonian Institution, 1994) SBN 978-1560983026. There are currently 112 Division I women's lacrosse teams, 109 Division II teams, and 282 Division III teams. There are 36 NAIA women's lacrosse teams. The NCAA started sponsoring a women's lacrosse championship in 1982. Maryland has traditionally dominated women's intercollegiate play, producing many head coaches and U.S. national team players. The Terrapins won seven consecutive NCAA championships from 1995 through 2001. Princeton's women's teams have made it to the final game seven times since 1993 and have won three NCAA titles, in 1993, 2002, and 2003. In recent years, Northwestern has become a force, winning the national championship from 2005 through 2009. Maryland ended Northwestern's streak by defeating the Wildcats in the 2010 final, however, Northwestern won the next two titles in 2011 and 2012. Maryland again claimed the national championship in 2014, 2015, and 2017. [99] Lacrosse: E-Lacrosse Lacrosse History, Links and Sources". E-lacrosse.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999 . Retrieved February 25, 2011.

The Corsican Assembly, a deliberative, unicameral legislative body with greater powers than the regional councils on the mainland The NLL started in 1987 as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. Teams in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Baltimore and Washington, DC, played a 6-game season. The league operated as the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997, when there were six teams playing a 10-game schedule. The current NLL name began in the 1998 season, which included the first Canadian team. [105] On 13 December 2015, the regionalist coalition Pè a Corsica (English: For Corsica), supported by both Femu a Corsica and Corsica Libera and led by Gilles Siméoni, won the territorial elections with a percentage of 36.9%. [70] [71]Box Lacrosse Equipment - Player Guidelines". Mississauga Tomahawks Lacrosse. Ontario Lacrosse Association . Retrieved August 14, 2019. Youth Girls' Rulebook" (PDF). US Lacrosse. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2019 . Retrieved August 14, 2019.