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Tewaaraton Announces New Native HS POY Award

The Tewaaraton Foundation is pleased to announce the First Annual Native High School Player of the Year Award. The award will go to one Native male and one Native female lacrosse player as nominated by high school coaches across the Nation.

On June 1st, 2006, the winners will be invited to attend the Tewaaraton Banquet to accept the award in Washington, DC. In order to qualify, the nominees must prove Tribal heritage, display excellent lacrosse and leadership skills and be in good academic standing at a secondary school.

Additionally, nominees are asked to articulate what lacrosse means to them as a Native player. This aspect of the application may be submitted in the form of artwork, writing, or any other creative outlet that best suits the nominee. Since one of the primary goals of the Tewaaraton Award Foundation is to embrace the Native roots of the sport, the selection committee will weigh this aspect of the application very heavily.

A separate male and female selection committee will complete the process by reviewing the nominees and electing a winner. The committees are composed of past Tewaaraton Trophy winners, retired college lacrosse coaches, Native coaches, and other volunteers.