Announcing the 2012 Young Native Writers Essay Contest

The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation is proud to welcome entries for the Young Native Writers Essay Contest, which we organize each year in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.

This essay contest for Native American high school students is designed to encourage young Native Americans to think about the most important issues affecting their tribal communities, as well as ways in which challenges can be addressed.

Hundreds of Native American high school students participate each year. While all participants receive a Certificate of Honor for submitting their essays and adding their voices to this important dialogue in Indian Country, the five first-place winners are awarded an all-expenses-paid "Scholar Week" trip to Washington, D.C., accompanied by a teacher or mentor nominated by each winner, to visit the National Museum of the American Indian and other prominent Washington, D.C. sites. Each winner also receives a $2,500 college scholarship.

Please help us spread the word about this year’s contest by forwarding this email to groups and individuals who might be interested in submitting an essay. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2012.

We look forward to reading this year’s essays!

For more details please visit: http://www.nativewriters.hklaw.com/

2011 Young Native Writers Essay Contest First-Place Winners

Announcing the 2012 Young Native Writers Essay Contest

Winners receive college scholarships and an opportunity to

participate in a Scholars Week in Washington, D.C.

Entry Deadline is April 30, 2012

For details, visit nativewriters.hklaw.com

Sponsored by the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation

in conjunction with the National Museum of the American Indian