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NativeVision Scholarship

Established in 1996, NativeVision awards four $5,000 college scholarships annually to outstanding youth entering their first year of college with a commitment to education, athletics, and leadership. One of the scholarships will be given in the name of a very special athlete-mentor that we lost in 2022 – Alf Jacques. Alf led an amazing life and was a great Haudenosaunee lacrosse stick maker. He was one of our most adored NativeVision volunteers, teaching Indigenous children about the Creator’s Game. Scholarships are available to all students, regardless of background, identity, or tribal affiliation. The 2026 scholarship application is now open until May 15, 2025 at 5 pm EST!

NativeVision Scholarship Recipients

2025 Recipients
Kennedy Jones (Lumbee Tribe of NC)
Ava Davis (Cherokee Nation)
Cole Tom (Navajo Nation)
Hannah Underwood (Karuk)

2024 Recipients
Benjamin L. Cashwell (Coharie Tribe of NC)
Khaila Maria Fratis (Aleut Community of St. Paul)
Maya Cynea Harrison (Cherokee Nation)

2023 Recipients
August Bibbs-Nauni (Comanche Nation)
Julia Gomez
(Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo)
Angela Kakaruk (Knik Tribe)
Alex Roath (Chickasaw)

2022 Recipients
Lauryn Maiyuraq Elyssa Nanouk Jones (Native Village of Unalakleet)
Landen Lee (Cherokee Nation)
Nicole Leonna Long (Sierra Miwok)
Rylie Claire Spaulding (Muskogee Creek Nation)

2021 Recipients
Kai Whitmore (Inupiaq Eskimo)
Damien Thompson (Kaherokwakeron)

2020 Recipients
Joleece Pecore
Rylee Desautel

2019 Recipients
Danielle Sandia (Jemez Pueblo)
Peyton Glenn (Cherokee)

2018 Recipients
Raily Reed (Navajo)
Shayla French (Chippewa)

2017 Recipients
Tyra Autumn Gloshay (White Mountain Apache)
Shelby Snyder (Navajo)

2016 Recipients
Jonathan Barbee (Cherokee)
Meeya Yazzie (Navajo)

2015 Recipients
Jacob Ty Belin (Navajo)
Shanell Natalie Yenchik (Navajo)

2014 Recipients
Zoey Hooper (Navajo)
Tyson Scott (Choctaw Nation)

2013 Recipients
Christianna Wilson (Navajo)
Ashley Holiday (Navajo)

2012 Recipients
Briana Dohi
Jhett Williams

2011 Recipients
Alannah M. Yazzie (Navajo)
Jennifer Begay (Navajo)

2010 Recipients
Shelby Bobelu
Sara Chase

2009 Recipients
Katherine Atkins (Cherokee)
Michael Tate (White Mountain Apache)
Noel Hinton (White Mountain Apache)

2008 Recipients
Aaron Celario (Navajo)
Dion Francis III (Caddo Nation of Oklahoma)
Krishana Coriz (Santo Domingo)

2007 Recipients
Albert Her Many Horses (Sioux)
Ethan Amos (White Mountain Apache)

2006 Recipients
Billy Wayne Rankin (Western Cherokee)
Chase Andrew Velasquez (White Mountain Apache)

2005 Recipients
Micheon Gorman (Navajo)
Tara Hueston-Navajo Erik Yazzie (Navajo)

2004 Recipients
Jessica Marie Curtis (Cherokee)
Marcus Brian Dunn (Skaroreh Katenuaka Nation-Tuscarora)
Joannie Suina (Cochiti Pueblo)

2003 Recipients
Jason Langager (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians)
Dislorei Small – Rodriguez (Northern Cheyenne Tribe)

2002 Recipients
Alvin Garcia (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Karla Martin (Poarch Band of Creek Indians)
Frances Ruiz (White Mountain Apache Tribe)

2001 Recipients
Leland Begay (White Mountain Apache Tribe)
Kimberly Begolin (White Mountain Apache Tribe)

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