By Sam Laskaris Writer A longtime Six Nations resident has been named as the recipient of a prestigious award. Lacrosse player Mekwan Tulpin, a member of Fort Albany First Nation who has called Six Nations home for numerous years, was selected as Ontario’s female winner this year of the Tom Longboat Award. Tulpin was a member of the Haudenosaunee National women’s box lacrosse squad that captured the bronze medal at the inaugural women’s tournament in Utica in September of 2024. Meanwhile, Ben Maracle, a member of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, was named as Ontario’s male winner of the award. Maracle, a football player, was the star quarterback for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees before graduating this past spring. The Aboriginal Sport Circle, the governing body of Indigenous athletics in Canada, announced…
Register
