MINNEAPOLIS — Twelve South Dakotans will play in the 5th annual Indigenous Bowl this season. 

The 2022 Indigenous Bowl game and clinic is Dec. 7-11 in Minneapolis. The game will be played in the U.S. Bank Stadium at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. 

The Indigenous Bowl is the premier event for the 7G Foundation to further the goal of molding the next 7 generations of Native leaders through education, athletics, culture and real-world support. The first Indigenous Bowl was played in 2017. 

The event is open to high school seniors of American Indian descent who have not yet enrolled full-time in college. The event is an opportunity for young, Native athletes to showcase their talent on the football field, work with coaches and mentors, and develop the skills necessary to move to the next level of competition.

The South Dakotans include: 

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Brendan Livermont (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)

Winner’s Jack Peters (Rosebud Sioux Tribe)

Lakota Tech’s JayShaun Morrisette (Oglala Sioux)

Vermillion’s Jeremy Crowe (Yankton Sioux)

Little Wound’s LaDanien Kills In Water (Oglala Sioux Tribe)

Lakota Tech’s Quincy Means (Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe)

Todd County’s Rocky Wiedman (Rosebud Sioux Tribe)

Lakota Tech’s Samuel O’Rourke (Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe)

Pine Ridge’s Semni Big Crow (Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe)

West Central’s Xzavian Ferris (Cheyenne)

Pierre’s Zander Bowman (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)