| The Tewaaraton Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | To honor the most outstanding male and female collegiate players, and to recognize the Native American heritage of the sport of lacrosse |
| Presented by | University Club of Washington, D.C., Tewaaraton Foundation |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Currently held by | Pat Kavanagh, Izzy Scane |
| Website | www |
The Tewaaraton Award is an annual award for the most outstanding American college lacrosse men's and women's players, since 2001. It is the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy. The award is presented by The Tewaaraton Foundation and the University Club of Washington, D.C.
Lacrosse is the oldest sport played in North America[1] and the award honors the Native American heritage of lacrosse in the name of its award, "Tewaaraton," the Mohawk name for their game and the progenitor of present-day lacrosse. The Tewaaraton Award has received the endorsement of the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders. Each year, the award recognizes one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy: the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora tribes.