TEWAARATON FOUNDATION

THE TEWAARATON FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TASKED WITH FULFILLING THE MISSION OF THE TEWAARATON AWARD. THIS MISSION IS TO:1. RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN THE GAME OF LACROSSE BY ANNUALLY HONORING THE MOST OUTSTANDING MEN'S AND WOMEN'S NCAA PLAYERS.2. CELEBRATE LEGENDS OF THE GAME THAT WOULD HAVE WON THE AWARD HAD IT EXISTED IN THEIR PLAYING DAYS.3. HONOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE SPORT THROUGH THE AWARD'S NAME AND THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF THE TEWAARATON AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES THOSE THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SPORT.4. GIVE BACK TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO NATIVE AMERICAN COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS THAT PLAY LACROSSE.