From Historical Analyses, What Do We Know to Be FALSE

From historical analyses, what do we know to be FALSE about the development of lacrosse in Canada?

A) Promoter George Beers promoted lacrosse as part of Canadian national identity
B) From 1880 onwards, Indigenous players were welcomed and accepted as equals, when the game became formalized according to settler norms and ideals
C) The first white elite lacrosse club was the Montreal Lacrosse Club, formed in 1856
D) The sport's indigenous origins were ignored by may of its early settler founders and organizers