Native American Natural Foods

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1 Press kit Nativemerican NaturalFoods The Tanka Family of Products Tanka Bar in the News Company Overview The Tanka Fund Karlene Hunter Biography Mark Tilsen Biography MEDI CONTCT: Linda Crider, , TankaBar.com Twitter.com/TankaBar Facebook.com/TankaTalk MySpace.com/TankaBar

2 HIGH PROTEIN! GLUTEN! FREE BRS, BITES & STICKS THREE GRET FLVORS PPLE ORNGE PEEL SLOW SMOKED ORIGINL E/P I N RO DUC NI ND MD S SPICY PEPPER E D B Y M E RIC

3 GLUTEN FREE NO MSG, SOY OR LCTOSE NO NITRTES, HORMONES OR NTIBIOTICS sugar) encapsulated acid, black onion red pepper. 1 bar (28.4g) 2g 3% 20mg 7% 20 C PPLE ORNGE PEEL sugar) acid, black habenero onion red pepper BRS (28g) 3g 1 oz Facts BITES sugar) encapsulated acid, black onion red pepper. 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C wild rice, water, 5% 3g acid, flakes, 25 acid, habenero 5g Values are evaporated wild calorierice, diet water, %evaporated cane crystals, natural wild rice, water, natural cane crystals, bout 4 bites (28g) sugar) flakes, acid, hickory20mg smoke INGREDIENTS: bout 4 bites (28g) 1.5g % 2g 3% 7%flavor, s per container: 3 acid, smoke flavor, black habenero red pepper % % 3 container: per s C hickory habenero C and acid starter culture. evaporated natural encapsulated 1 bar (28.4g) 2g 3% 20mgevaporated 7% cane crystals, C natural cane crystals, hickory smoke flavor, acid, black %are Values hickory smoke flavor, sugar) calorie diet 20 calorie diet 5% 2.5g encapsulated acid, black stick (28g) 1 are habenero Values C onion red pepper. on a 2,000 calorie diet 5% 3g onion red pepper. 25 % 5g Values are 1 stick (28g) 2.5g 5% diet INGREDIENTS: on a 2,000 calorie C wild rice, water, 5% 4 bites (28g) bout 3g encapsulated 2g 3% 20mg 7% sugar) wild rice, water, 25 s per container: 3 flakes, acid, C 5g acid, black habenero acid, acid, black onion red pepper habenero 20 evaporated evaporated cane crystals, natural habenero cane crystals, natural hickory smoke flavor, % hickory smoke flavor, 1 stick (28g) 2.5g 5% onion red pepper. C 5% 3g INGREDIENTS: 25 % 5g Values are% wild rice, water, (28g) stick 1 2.5g 5% calorie diet (28g) stick 1 2.5g 5% C wild rice, water, 5% 3g C flakes, encapsulated acid, wild rice, water, 5% flakes, 3gacid, 25 1 bar (28.4g) 1.5g 5g acid, 25 Values are habenero C 5g habenero on diet Values are a 2,000 calorie evaporated evaporated cane crystals, natural 15 evaporated cane crystals, natural SLOW SMOKED ORIGINL Facts Facts BRS BITES STICKS SPICY PEPPER BRS BITES STICKS Facts Facts cane crystals, natural hickory smoke flavor, M ER I C E DS NTIV N spice, red and acid starter culture. C hickory smoke flavor, 1 stick (28g) 2.5g 5% 5% 3g 25 5g MDE IN THE US C 1 stick (28g) 2.5g 5% C 5% 3g 25 5g % Values are sugar) 1.5g black habenero red pepper C and acid starter culture. OO N T F UR L Minimally processed, sustainably raised by Native merican Natural Foods, LLC Pine Ridge Reservation 287 Water Tower Road Kyle, SD stick (28g) 2.5g 5% 5% 3g 25 5g hickory smoke flavor, bout 4 bites (28g) s per container: 3 20 bout 4 bites (28g) per container: 3 s 2013 NTIVE MERICN NTURL FOODS 20 TNKBR.COM 2g 3% 20mg 7% C

4 Tanka in The news IntheNews:fewexcerpts TankaBarwashighlightedinarecentarticleinOutsidemagazinetitled"The NextEnergyBarRevolution:RealMeat." Outside Inafeatureonfuelingyourbody,TankaBuffaloCranberryBarisnamed the bestforyourbellyandyourconscious. Women srunningmagazine NativemericanNaturalFoodsanditseffortstocreatethefirstnational NativebrandwasprofiledbyDianeSawyerinBC s20/20reportonthepine RidgeIndianReservation, Hiddenmerica. Video: BC s20/20 TankaBarwaslistedasoneofsixtopnutritionbarsintheMay2011issueof GolfDigest.Themagazineaskedfournutritioniststogivetheirexpertadvice onthebestbarsonthemarketforgolfers."choosetheleastamountofsugar, andlookforwhole foodingredients,"saysnutritionistcatemunroe."ifyou can'tpronounceaningredient,don'teatit." GolfDigest BackpackermagazinehonorsTankaBarSpicyPepperBlendwitha2010 Editors'Choiceward: thebestjerkywe vetasted.thespicyversion,with buffalomeat,,andpeppers(includinghabanero), deliverssevengramsofproteinandcaloriesperounceinaflavorhitthat putsallotherproteinsnackstoshame. -- Backpacker Withitsslickmarketingplan,reservationrootsandlistofhealthy ingredients,thetankabarcouldbethefirstnationalbreak outproductmade onareservation... Thebuffaloisslightlysmokyandsofterthanjerky,and thesweet tartflavoroftheplaysoffalighttouchofgarlicand -- The New York Times, Cover Dining In Section

5 Press kit CompanyOverview NativemericanNaturalFoodsisaprivatelyownedcompany Profile: Native merican Natural Foods, LLC, is focused on creating a family of nationally branded food products that are delicious and that promote a Native merican way of wellness that feeds mind, body, and spirit. Based on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Native merican Natural Foods provides a category of natural healthy choices in the market place that currently does not exist. By adding value to traditional Native food products, using modern scientific methods, the least amount of processing, and the lowest-stress animal handling methods possible, Native merican Natural Foods innovates value-added products for the U.S. consumer marketplace. Founded: 2005 Owners: Karlene Hunter CEO Mark Tilsen President Investors: The first institutional investor in Native merican Natural Foods is the Lakota Funds, the first Native merican Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in the country. Lakota Funds is located in Kyle, S.D., on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The investment was made with the help of the Northwest rea Foundation as a model equity investment and community ownership. The investment is part of a much larger long-term effort in economic development that Lakota Funds has led for more than 20 years to help the Oglala Lakota people overcome historic poverty, which is amongst the most severe in merica. Major Offerings: Native merican Natural Foods initial product line is the Tanka brand. Tanka products are made of all-natural merican buffalo and and slow-smoked for 9 hours. Tanka products are very low in carbohydrates and high in nutritional ingredients known to help reduce blood sugar levels. The Tanka line comprises: Tanka Bar, a -calorie natural food bar in Slow Smoked Original, Spicy and pple Orange Peel Tanka Bite, a smaller, 35-calorie version of the Tanka Bar in all three flavors Tanka Stick, made with buffalo,, and wild rice in all three flavors Tanka Wild Summer Sausage, in Slow Smoked Original Tanka Dogs, a natural all-buffalo hot dog in food service and grocery packs Headquarters: 287 Water Tower Road, Kyle, S.D Office: or ; (fax)

6 Press kit TheTankaFund TankaFund smissionistoreturnbuffalotothegreatplainsand bringrenewedhealthandopportunitytoindiancommunities The Tanka Fund is our non-profit campaign to return the buffalo to 1 million acres of our lands by 2022, to return the buffalo to the daily diets of our people, and to return the buffalo to help build a sustainable economy for our people. Returning the buffalo to Native communities offers a traditional, allnatural food source as well as a healthy alternative to snack foods. Buffalo meat is praised for its nutritional value. Reintroducing buffalo into the diets, economy and lands of Native merican people is an important step toward achieving cultural and physical healing and wellness in our communities. Buffalo are part of the natural ecosystems of the Great Plains, and returning buffalo is necessary in order to restore merican grasslands. Buffalo restoration is prairie restoration. The Tanka Fund is a joint project of Native merican Natural Foods and the merican Indian Land Tenure Foundation. For more information, go to

7 Press kit "Ourmissionhas alwaysbeento create employment opportunitiesand tohelpempower ourpeople. Everyoneofus areinthere fightingand workingtoward thesamepurpose. We'relookingat creatingahealthy environmentfor ourpeople." KarleneHunter KarleneHunter CEO,NativemericanNaturalFoods Karlene Hunter is CEO and co-founder of Native merican Natural Foods. member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Ms. Hunter has more than 25 years of experience working on educational and economic development on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where Native merican Natural Foods is. The Kyle, S.D., company, founded with her longtime business partner Mark Tilsen, is the second business Ms. Hunter has started on the reservation. In 1996, Ms. Hunter and Mr. Tilsen created Lakota Express, a direct marketing and customer care management company. Focused primarily on fundraising for non-profit organizations, Ms. Hunter has led the direct marketing campaign for Oglala Lakota College for more than 21 years. More than $25 million has been raised under Ms. Hunter s leadership, including raising the funds for the establishment of the first library on the reservation and the creation of new college centers in each of the nine districts on Pine Ridge. Well-known throughout the Native merican community for her local and national service record, Ms. Hunter serves on the Board of Directors of the National Center for merican Indian Enterprise Development. She has also served on the Board of Directors for the Native merican Rights Fund; the National Indian Business ssociation; and the Pine Ridge rea Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Hunter, who holds an MB Oglala Lakota College, has received numerous awards, including the 2012 Vision Leadership ward the Specialty Food ssociation, the 2011 Social Venture Network Innovation ward, the Natural Foods Industry's prestigious 2010 Cliff dler 'Heart in Business' ward, and the 2007 SB Small Business Woman of the Year for South Dakota. Recognized in 2003 as one of the 100 Best Minority Suppliers by the Minority Business Network, Ms. Hunter received the National Director's Pioneer ward in 2006 then-department of Commerce Secretary Ronald Langston. She has also been awarded the President Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship; Indian Business Woman of the Year the National Indian Business ssociation; and the Rising Star ward the Business Women's Network and Diversity Best Practices. She has also been awarded the President Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship; Indian Business Woman of the Year the National Indian Business ssociation; and the Rising Star ward the Business Women's Network and Diversity Best Practices.

8 Press kit "Wearevery excitedbythe enthusiastic receptionthatthe TankaBaris receiving Nativemerican peopleacrossthe country. Itshowsthat peoplewant healthy,authentic Nativefoodswith allthemodern conveniences. Italsoshowsthat Nativemerican NaturalFoods strategyof innovatingnew approachesto traditionalnative foodsholdsgreat promise.the Tankaproduct lineisagreatstart toevenmore Tanka type productstocome." MarkTilsen MarkTilsen President,NativemericanNaturalFoods Mark Tilsen is President of Native merican Natural Foods and a longtime business partner with Karlene Hunter in Lakota Express, Inc., a direct marketing and customer care management company. Mr. Tilsen has more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, marketing community development, and 18 years in special events marketing and productions. Mr. Tilsen, along with Ms. Hunter, received the 2011 Social Venture Network Innovation ward, as well as numerous marketing industry awards. lifelong supporter of Native merican causes, Mr. Tilsen began working as a volunteer in 1973 for the Wounded Knee Defense Offense Committee, which his parents co-founded. Since that time, he has honed his skills coordinating awardwinning, database-driven direct marketing campaigns that have raised more than $25 million for Native merican educational and environmental organizations. He also serves on the Board of the Pine Ridge rea Chamber of Commerce, the first reservation- Chamber of Commerce in the United States. Mr. Tilsen has co-founded several successful community organizations and businesses, including: KILI Radio, the largest indigenous community-owned radio station in North merica. The Black Hills lliance. a coalition of Native and non-native mericans that had a major impact on changing the environmental policies and practices in the Black Hills. Direct Expressions, the company that launched the first direct marketing campaigns for the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, DMinn., and Oglala Lakota College. Direct Events, now the largest independent music promotions group in ustin, Texas. Manager of Indigenous, the first Native merican musical group to have a Top 10 hit on radio since the s. Lakotamall.com, a web portal providing Internet market access to small businesses and non-profit organizations serving Indian Country. Lakota Express Inc., the only reservation- Native mericanowned direct marketing firm in the nation. Maz, Inc., a talent management group in Minnesota.