The local governing body for lacrosse in Northern Virginia, Southern Maryland, and Greater Washington DC Metropolitan region.
Tewaaraton
Award
Tewaaraton Award
The Tewaaraton Award is annually presented to the NCAA men’s and women’s lacrosse player of the year. The Award was founded in 2000 at the University Club of Washington DC and is managed by the Tewaaraton Foundation, a non-profit organization made up of a Board of Directors and Staff. The mission of the Tewaaraton Foundation is to uphold the original purpose of the Award and to provide scholarships to Native American high school seniors in the Iroquois Nation.
Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.