Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation Announces 11th Annual Young Native Writers Essay Contest

WASHINGTON - The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation is pleased to announce its call for essays for the 11th annual Young Native Writers Essay Contest. Four contest winners will receive a $2,500 scholarship to be paid to the college or university of their choice and an all-expenses-paid “Scholars Week” trip to Washington, D.C. Partnering with Holland & Knight in this endeavor is the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the National Indian Education Association (NIEA).

Eligibility

The Young Native Writers Essay Contest is open to Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian high school students currently enrolled in grades 9-12. Participants should have a significant and current relationship with a Native American, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian community.

How to Complete Your Submission

For the 2016 contest, students are asked to write about the role that Native youth can play in advancing Native initiatives within their own community, region or state. Essays should use research from their tribal community (website, tribal documents or personal interviews) and reflect on their own experiences within their community.

Essays must be submitted via email on or before April 30, 2016.

For official contest rules, additional submission information and to view past essays, interested participants should visit Holland & Knight’s Young Native Writers Essay Contest website.

Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation 

The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) was created in 1996 to support Holland & Knight’s increasing charitable activities. The Foundation is a public charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The financial support of the Foundation comes from Holland & Knight LLP, individual employees, clients, partner corporations and other members of the general public. For more information, please visit the Foundation’s website.

National Indian Education Association

NIEA is the largest and oldest Indian education organization in the nation that advocates for comprehensive and equal educational opportunities for Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students. Through this vision, NIEA supports Native education by strengthening traditional Native cultures and values that enable Native learners to become contributing members of their communities. For more information, please visit NIEA’s website.

National Museum of the American Indian

NMAI is a diverse and multifaceted cultural and educational enterprise that is an active and visible component of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complex. NMAI cares for one of the world’s most expansive collections of Native American artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere. For more information, please visit NMAI’s website.