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North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame (NAIAHF) Banquet Sponsorship Information Saturday, June 7, 2025 Oneida Hotel and Conference Center; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA 2025 Sponsorship Information: The deadline to receive sponsorship payment and copy ready logos is noon central time on June 1, 2025. Payment can be sent to PayPal to code: coach.danninham@midco.net or postal mailed in a check or money order to Empowered Youth Development Initiatives, PO Box 652, Red Lake, MN, USA, 56671. Contact Dr. Dan Ninham at 218.368.6430 or coach.danninham@gmail.com to receive additional details about the 2025 NAIAHF Banquet sponsorship opportunities. Sponsorship provides a Nike red bag, 2’x4’ banner and gift to attending inductees. If you want any of these items you can purchase them: Nike red bag for $45 USD each, 2'X4' banner for $45 USD each or a 4'6' banner for $110 USD each. These costs may change depending on the size of the order. These can either be purchased by the individual inductee, or the inductee can find a sponsor and send Dr. Dan a logo in a vector pdf file format to be placed on the bottom left space opposite the QR Code. The deadline to order is Friday noon central time, May 2, 2025 and a shipping cost will be added to the billing invoice. DON’T SEND PAYMENT UNTIL YOU ARE GIVEN A COST AND OTHER PROCEDURES. Contact Dr. Dan if you want to see a sample bag and banner. Note: No one is allowed to use the NAIAHF logo to print on a product without written consent from Dr. Dan and Susan. Dr. Dan and Susan Ninham, NAIAHF Gold Sponsor $5,000 Three reserved VIP banquet tables for 10 per table and 30 total Logo on the Welcome signage Logo on both sides of the Autograph Card Logo and website link on the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame webpage 2’x4’ banner at the banquet One sponsor spokesperson will speak for five minutes at the afternoon banquet session Announcement of Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors at the banquet Silver Sponsor $3,000 Two reserved VIP banquet tables for 10 per table and 20 total Logo on the Welcome signage Logo on both sides of the Autograph Card Logo and website link on the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame webpage 2’x4’ banner at the banquet One sponsor spokesperson will speak for five minutes at the afternoon banquet session Announcement of Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors at the Banquet Bronze Sponsor $1,000 One reserved VIP banquet table for 10 total Logo on the Welcome signage Logo on both sides of the Autograph Card Logo and website link on the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame webpage Video screen logo at the banquet One sponsor spokesperson will speak for five minutes at the afternoon banquet session Announcement of Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors at the Banquet Hall Of Fame Table Sponsor $400 per 10 seat table Logo or words on the bottom of both sides of the Autograph Card Sponsor may designate who will be seated or allow Dr. Dan and Susan to seat people Announcement as a Table Sponsor at the Banquet Hall of Fame Banquet Drawing Prize Sponsor $500+ retail value of drawing prizes Logo or words on the bottom of both sides of the Autograph Card Announcement as a Drawing Sponsor at the Banquet 2024 Sponsors

Honoring and recognizing the empowered journey of North American Indigenous athletes. North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame By honoring and celebrating the empowered journey of these individuals and teams, the hope is their stories may inspire future generations to follow their dreams in athletics and life. Read About NAIAHF 2025 North American Indigenous Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet Saturday, June 7, 2025 Oneida, WI USA Learn More ! Inductee Search

Empowered Youth Development Initiatives Presents.... Friday, June 6th and Saturday, June 7, 2025 Oneida Hotel and Conference Center; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA The North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame will recognize the 2025 inductee class as well as other annual inductees in an exclusive ceremony and lunch on Saturday, June 7, 2025. There were 54 inductees and 300 guests at the first banquet on September 9, 2023 at the Canterbury Park Expo Center, Shakopee, MN, USA. Last September 16, 2024 there were 55 inductees and 450 guests at the Oneida Hotel and Conference Center, Green Bay, WI, USA. By honoring and celebrating the empowered journey of these individuals and teams, the hope is their stories may inspire future generations to follow their dreams in athletics. Please join us in our efforts to honor and recognize the elite indigenous athletics leaders in North America by becoming a hall of fame, table or drawing sponsor for the 2025 North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet. All proceeds will offset the event expenses including providing gifts to the inductees. This is the NAIAHF website: https://www.naiahf.org/ Dr. Dan and Susan Ninham, Directors, NAIAHF, PO Box 652, Red Lake, MN, USA, 56671, cell: 218.368.6430 coach.danninham@gmail.com 2025 NAIAHF Banquet Weekend Schedule Saturday 6/7/2025 7:00am Sunrise Tobacco Burning Ceremony Dr. Artley Skenandore Oneida Hotel and Conference Center; Green Bay, WI Saturday 6/7/2025 12:30pm Doors Open to 2025 NAIAHF Banquet NAIAHF Banquet: Opening Reception with Beverage Stations Three Clans Complex, Oneida Hotel and Conference Center Saturday 6/7/2025 1:00pm Welcome and Moment of Silence: Susan Ninham Honor Song: Buffalo Creek Drum Saturday 6/7/2025 1:30-2:30pm Buffet Lunch Meal Blessing: Susan Ninham Music Performance: Keith Secola, Anishinaabe, Singer/Songwriter, Music Performance Sponsor: Oneida Nation Saturday 6/7/2025 2:30pm-3:15pm Meet and Greet Inductees Reception Drawing Prizes Saturday 6/7/2025 3:15pm-4:00pm Oneida Smoke Dancers Demonstration Sponsor: Oneida Nation Saturday 6/7/2025 4:00 Sponsor Acknowledgment and Speaker Introductions: Dr. Dan Ninham Tehassi Hill, Chariman, Oneida Nation Ernie Stevens Jr., Chairman, Indian Gaming Association Vin Baker, RiseAbove, Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach, four-time NBA All Star, Olympic Champion Ogimaa Tim Ominika, Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve, Ontario, Canada Julius Poitra, White Shield School, ND/Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation Individual and Team Inductee Recognition: Susan and Dr. Dan Ninham Honor Song: Chief Philip Whiteman Jr. Inductee Group Photo Meet and Greet Inductees Reception Inductee Speech Session Drawing Prizes Travel Song: Buffalo Creek Drum Inductee Banners Distribution

Orin Lou Askenette <Back Menominee Induction Category: Year Inducted Coach 2025 Orin “Lou” Askenette, was a retired Oneida Nation security officer and former boxer, trainer, referee and coach. Lou was a legendary boxing coach whose dedication and ability shaped the careers of countless champions. With over 50 years in the sport, he has made an indelible mark on boxing. Lou’s work in molding and shaping fighters has helped them prepare for life responsibilities while building careers promoting positive life skills. Lou has played a strong role in many lives, mentoring men and women warriors of Indian Country. Lou began his boxing career fighting on his father’s boxing team, the Menominee Indian boxing club. In 1959 in Fond du Lac, WI, Lou won the 135 lbs. Championship; in 1961 he won the open division tournament at Fond du Lac at 126 lbs. At the age of 18 he joined the military and from 1963 to 1967 he fought on the United States Air Force boxing team. After his military career he joined the Wisconsin Boxing Referee Association, where he was a well-known boxing official. In 1973 he started his coaching career at the Oneida Boxing Club on the Oneida Indian Reservation in Wisconsin and was recruited by Chairman Purcell Powless. In 1977 he co- founded and coached the Soaring Eagles Boxing Club in Green Bay, WI, and he continued recruiting and training amateur and professional boxing careers. Lou has coached and trained several fighters including Carlos Molina, Harry “The Hammer Funmaker, Ernie “Big Cat” Stevens Jr., Roger Ponfil, Chuck Ponfil, Joey Christjohn, Kelly Stevens, Paul “Bad Horse” Stevens, Matt Denny, DJ Denny, Tim Tomashek, Todd Moon Hill, Rory Hill, Mel Smith, Earl Smith, Paul Danforth, Buggs Danforth, John Maino, and others.

Kellen Sampson <Back Lumbee Induction Category: Year Inducted Coach/Athlete 2025 Kellen Sampson joined the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program in April 2014 as an assistant coach. In June 2023, he signed a new contract, which formalized the coaching succession plan upon Head Coach Kelvin Sampson’s departure from the program and designated him as head coach- in-waiting on the Houston staff. He is the third generation from his family to work as a coach. In addition to his father, Kelvin Sampson, his grandfather, John W. “Ned” Sampson, was a highly respected high school coach in Pembroke, N.C., and is a member of the North Carolina Coaching Hall of Fame. During his time at Houston, Sampson has helped lead the Cougars to six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances – including the 2021 NCAA Final Four – six American Athletic Conference titles and one Big 12 Conference regular-season crown. Houston has posted a 264-79 overall record with a 132-47 mark in conference games and sustained national prominence by being ranked in the Top 25 in the final Associated Press and USA TODAY Sports Coaches polls for seven consecutive years with Top 10 showings in each of the last four seasons. Sampson is no stranger to the college basketball coaching fraternity. He joined the Cougars after a three-year stint at Appalachian State from 2011 to 2014 and entered the full-time coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin in 2010-11. He served as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma during the 2008-09 season and worked as strength and conditioning coach during the 2009-10 campaign. In addition, he also served as the program’s film exchange coordinator and assisted in scheduling official visits for recruits. Following his 2006 graduation from Oklahoma, Sampson served at Indiana as a graduate assistant during the 2007-08 season. Sampson competed at Oklahoma from 2004 to 2007. He earned three letters during that time and received the program’s Most Inspirational Award and Connection to the Community Award as a senior in 2006. On the court, he led the Sooners, connecting on 44 percent of his shots from behind the arc as a senior. Off the court, he earned Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors in 2007. Sampson earned two degrees from Oklahoma, graduating with honors in communications in 2006 and earning his master’s degree in intercollegiate athletics administration in 2009. Sampson and his wife, Tonya, have a daughter, Maisy, and a son, Kylen.

< Back Oren Lyons Oren Lyons Onondaga Nation Induction Category: Year Inducted Athlete 2022 Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation. He serves on the Grand Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy –Haudenosaunee. Oren holds the title of Professor Emeritus at SUNY Buffalo, has a Doctor of Laws Degree from his Alma Mater, Syracuse University and Lyons Hall at SU is named in his honor. Chief Lyons is an All-American Lacrosse Hall of Famer, and Honorary Chairman of the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team. He is an accomplished artist, environmentalist, author, and global presenter and holds the title of Wisdom Keeper. He is a leading voice at the UN Permanent Forum on Human Rights for Indigenous Peoples, serves on the Executive Committee of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders for Human Survival, acts as Chairman of the Board for both the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and Seventh Generation Fund. Recipient of several prestigious awards including Green Cross International Environmental Icon Award, founded by Mikhail Gorbachev. The United Nations NGO World Peace Prize, the Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, The Rosa Parks and George Arents Award for Environmental and social activism and receiving Sweden’s prestigious Friends of the Children Award with his colleague the late Nelson Mandela, also included in his list of acknowledgments are the UN World Peace Prize, Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, Native American Hall of Fame Chief Lyons is a constantly sought-after speaker, a subject of several documentaries, films and a tireless advocate for American Indian causes and Indigenous rights. Oren is a founding member of One Bowl Productions and serves as a constant reminder of humanity’s responsibilities to the earth and our future generations. <Back

< Back Natalie Nicholson Natalie Nicholson Arikara/Ojibwe Induction Category: Year Inducted Athlete 2023 Natalie Nicholson, Arikara/Ojibwe, is the daughter of Bruce & Millicent Simenson. She is married to John and together they have two daughters Stella and Mya. Natalie is enrolled in The Three Affiliated Tribes and is from Bemidji, Minnesota. Natalie is a 2010 Winter Olympian in the sport of Curling, nine time USA National Curling Champion, two time Junior National Curling Champion, 2006 World Championship Silver Medalist, 2004 & 2007 World Championship Semi-finalist and has 10 time World Championship appearances. She was honored in 2009 as Female Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year in 1997 and 2004. Natalie practices Shotokan Karate and earned her Shodan Blackbelt in 2022. Natalie has her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing graduating in 2022 and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing in 2021. Natalie works as a Nurse Practitioner & Indigenous Lactation Counselor for Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming “Birthing Long Ago in Home, Lodge or Hospital”. Mewinzha provides Anishinaabe-led maternal child health and family wellness services by braiding both western and Native American traditional knowledge of health, wellness, and community into practice throughout the holistic health journey of our relatives. Natalie is honored to have the opportunity to be able to co-create our own maternal-child community health clinic: Gaa-giigishkaakaawasowaad “A Place Where Pregnant Women Gather”. <Back

< Back Marvin Camel Marvin Camel Salish Induction Category: Year Inducted Athlete 2025 Marvin Camel had his first fight at twelve years old in Polson, Montana. His father, Henry Camel, a boxer, was his trainer. Although he lost his first fight, it was the beginning of his boxing career. Camel is the first Native American champion across all weight classes and made history as the first world cruiserweight champion in two organizations. He won the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight championship in 1980 and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) cruiserweight title in 1983. Camel is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. He encourages others to persevere in boxing and in life. Now in his 70s, Camel stays active, running every day and continuing to work. <Back

< Back Mary Killman Bancroft Mary Killman Bancroft Citizen Potawatomi Induction Category: Year Inducted Athlete 2024 Mary Killman Bancroft was born in Ada, Oklahoma, though she has always claimed Texas as her home. She is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) and represented the United States of America at the 2012 London Olympic Games in Synchronized Swimming as the youngest athlete to qualify. She was inducted into the USA Synchro Hall of Fame in 2020, holds four Athlete of the Year Titles, and earned an impressive 36 medals during her 15 year career. Killman Bancroft is very proud of her heritage, shown in her first solo synchronized swimming competition in 2003, Bancroft’s (then Killman) routine was set to North American flute music and she wore a decoration of the CPN seal on her hip. Her identity is not only to the Potawatomi tribe, but also to Native American people in general; her father’s side of the family is Potawatomi and her mother’s side is Choctaw. She feels that her heritage has instilled a strong will. After all, Killman Bancroft made her name known in a sport where the required elegance and good timing in the pool is forged by a grueling training regime of up to 60 hours per week. Killman Bancroft still enjoys giving back to the sport that made her who she is today by doing camps, as well as consulting with the National Team when needed. <Back

< Back Bo Tyler Vocu Bo Tyler Vocu Northern Cheyenne/Oglala Lakota Induction Category: Year Inducted Athlete 2025 Bo Tyler Vocu is a member of the Northern Cheyenne and a descendant of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, with deep roots in rodeo culture. Growing up on his family’s ranch on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Bo was immersed in the world of rodeo from an early age. His grandfather, Clinton Small, was one of the most decorated rodeo cowboys of all time, and both his father, Michael, and his grandfather, Dale, were accomplished bull riders. This rich legacy set Bo on a path to becoming a rodeo champion in his own right. From a young age, Bo exhibited a fierce competitive spirit, competing in every event he could at youth rodeos. His passion for rodeo and his determination to succeed propelled him to excel in rough stock events, including bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding—some of the toughest and most dangerous sports in the world. Notably, Bo may be the only rodeo athlete in the nation to have qualified for the Junior High, High School, and College National Finals Rodeos in all three rough stock events. Bo attended New Mexico State University on a rodeo scholarship, where he earned multiple regional titles and contributed to the university’s team championships. His rodeo achievements continued to grow as he qualified for the Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) every year since 2010, when junior events were first introduced when he was nine years old. He qualified in the junior breakaway and junior bull riding, and captured the INFR Tour Championship in the junior bull riding. At the age of 15 he qualified in the open bull riding for the first time. Bo has qualified for the INFR in all three rough stock events throughout his career. In 2023, he earned the title of World Champion All Around Runner-Up and continues to win titles at many of the top rodeos across the country. Bo’s success extends beyond the INFR; he is also a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) member. In 2024, he finished in the top 50 in the world standings for bull riding and won several professional rodeo titles, including the Xtreme Bulls event in Buffalo, Wyoming. At the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals, Bo qualified in saddle bronc and bull riding, ultimately earning the All Around Championship. His sights are now set on qualifying for the PRCA National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, with much more to come in his rodeo career. With a legacy rooted in tradition and a future filled with promise, Bo Tyler Vocu’s rodeo story is far from over. His dedication, skill, and competitive drive continue to inspire fans and fellow rodeo athletes alike. <Back

< Back Anthony M. Riley Anthony M. Riley Pueblo of Laguna Induction Category: Year Inducted Athlete 2025 Anthony M. Riley is an enrolled member of Pueblo of Laguna and Acting Chief, Division of Workforce Development (DWD) in the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Office of Indian Services (OIS). Riley received his Bachelor of Science in Technology Education from the North Carolina State University in 1996. Riley was a three-time NCAA Division I All American and seven-time Atlantic Coast Conference Champion in Track & Field and Cross Country. He is a proud father of three daughters and two sons. In 2003, Riley was selected to the Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary All Cross Country Team. He was recognized as an NCAA DI All American in 1993 in the Outdoor 1500m and Indoor 3000m. In 1992 he was an NCAA DI All American in Cross Country and placed 21st in the national cross country championship. From 1991 to 1996, Riley competed for North Carolina State University and was honored as the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Champion, and had a one-time Cross Country individual title, two Indoor Track (mile) individual titles, two Outdoor Track (1500m) individual titles, two Cross Country team titles and 1 Outdoor Track & Field team title. In 1990, Riley was named the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council’s Most Valuable Performer at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Cape Cod, MA. He was named the 800m, 1500m, 1600m medley and 1600m relay champion and team champion while at the Northfield Mount Hermon Prep Academy, Northfield, MA. In 1989, also at Northfield Mount Herman Prep Academy, he was named the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council’s Cross Country Individual Runner-Up and Team Champions. Riley had many accolades as a high school athlete at Santa Fe Indian School in Santa Fe, NM. From 1982 to 1989 he was the New Mexico High School Class AA State Champion in Track and Cross Country. He was a two-time champion in the 800m and 1600m, a member of the 1600m medley relay, and Cross-Country individual and team, and also a member of the basketball team. <Back

< Back Alissa Pili Alissa Pili Inupiaq/Samoan Induction Category: Year Inducted Athlete 2025 Alissa Pili was born in Anchorage, AK in June 2001. On her mother’s side, Alissa is of Inupiaq descent, from the North Slope region of Alaska. On her father’s side, she is of Samoan descent, rooting from the village of Aua, American Samoa. For the first seven years of her life, she lived in Utqiagvik, aka Barrow, the northernmost city in the United States. Alissa spent the rest of her childhood in Anchorage, where she enjoyed outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, fishing and playing sports. Alissa compiled 13 state titles during her athletic career at Dimond High School including four in volleyball, four in shot put, two in discus, two in basketball, and one in wrestling. She was named the Max Preps National Female Athlete of the Year two years in a row, and is a three-time Gatorade Player of the Year for girls’ basketball. She went on to play basketball for the University of Southern California, where she was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. Injuries were an issue during sophomore and junior year, and she felt like she needed a new start, so she entered the transfer portal and landed at the University of Utah. From there, her career took off, earning Pac-12 player of the year and all Pac-12 honors her first year with the Utes and she led her team to the conference title. In her second year as a Ute, during a showcase game featuring the #1 South Carolina Gamecocks, she scored 37 points with WNBA scouts in attendance, and her WNBA draft stock soared. She was drafted #8 overall in the 2024 WNBA draft to the Minnesota Lynx, and landed an endorsement deal with Nike’s Indigenous focused N7 brand, where she was the face of their 2024 Native American Heritage Month campaign. Alissa looks forward to her continued success in the WNBA and being a representative of not only the Native American and Polynesian communities around the world, but to all who love women’s sports and aspire to uplift one another. <Back