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NativeAmericanNaturalFoods

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ANativeAmericancompanybuildingtheTankabrandtoreturnbuffalotothelandandtochangelivesonthe

PineRidgeIndianReservationinSouthDakota.

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BARS, BITES & STICKS

HIGHPROTEIN!GLUTENFREE!

APPLE ORANGEPEEL

THREE GREAT FLAVORS

SLOW SMOKEDORIGINAL

SPICY PEPPER

MADE/PRODUCED BY AMERICAN INDIANS

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BARS

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Iron 4%

Nutrition FactsServing Size: 1 stick

Calories 70 Calories from Fat 25

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Cholesterol 15mg 5%Sodium 210mg 9%Total Carb 5g 2%

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Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 2%

Iron 4%

Nutrition FactsServing Size: 1 oz (28g)Calories 70 Calories from Fat 25*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Total Fat 2.5g 4% Saturated Fat 1g 4%

Trans Fat 0g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 3gProtein 5g


Total Fat 3g 5% Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Trans Fat 0g 0%



Ingredients: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar) sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, spices, garlic, onion powder, red pepper.

Ingredients: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar) sea salt, lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, habenero pepper, jalapeno pepper, spices,garlic, onion powder, red pepper

Ingredients: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar) sea salt, black pepper, habenero pepper, jalapeno pepper, spices, red pepperonion, garlic, and lactic acid starter culture.

Ingredients: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), sea salt, spice, red pepper, garlic, onion, and lactic acid starter culture.

Ingredients: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), wild rice, water, sea salt, lactic acid, celery juice, spices, evaporated cane crystals, natural hickory smoke flavor, garlic, onion.

Ingredients: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), wild rice, water, jalapeno flakes, sea salt, lactic acid, celery juice, spices, habenero powder, jalapeno powder, evaporated cane crystals, natural hickory smoke flavor, garlic, onion.



Trans Fat 0g 0%



Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 4%

Calcium 0%

Iron 4%

Nutrition FactsServing Size: 1 bar (28.4g)Calories 70 Calories from Fat 15*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet





Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 4%

Calcium 0%

Iron 4%

Nutrition FactsServing Size: About 4 bites (28g)Servings per container: 3

Calories 70 Calories from Fat 20*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet





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Vitamin C 4%

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Vitamin A 4%

Vitamin C 2%

Calcium 2%

Iron 6%

Nutrition FactsServing Size: 1 stick (28g)Calories 70 Calories from Fat 25*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet





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Nutrition FactsServing Size: 4 bitesCalories 70 Calories from Fat 25*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet





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Minimally processed, sustainably raised by Native American Natural Foods, LLCPine Ridge Reservation287 Water Tower Road • Kyle, SD 57752 • 800-416-7212

NATI

VEAMERICAN

NATU R A L F OODS

©2013 NATIVE AMERICAN NATURAL FOODS

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APPLE ORANGE PEEL

SLOW SMOKED ORIGINAL

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INGREDIENTS: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, habenero pepper, jalapeno pepper, spices, garlic, onion powder, red pepper.

INGREDIENTS: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, spices, garlic, onion powder, red pepper.

INGREDIENTS: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), dried apples, sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, cane juice, dehydrated orange peel, spices, cinnamon, onion and garlic powder.

INGREDIENTS: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, habenero pepper, jalapeno pepper, spices, garlic, onion powder, red pepper.

INGREDIENTS: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, spices, granualted garlic and onion, red pepper.


INGREDIENTS: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), wild rice, water, jalapeno flakes, sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, spices, habenero pepper, jalapeno pepper, evaporated cane crystals, natural hickory smoke flavor, garlic, onion.

INGREDIENTS: Buffalo, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar), wild rice, water, sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, celery juice, spices, evaporated cane crystals, natural hickory smoke flavor, garlic, onion.


GLUTEN FREE NO MSG, SOY OR LACTOSENO NITRATES, HORMONES OR ANTIBIOTICS

MADE IN THE USA

TANKABAR.COM

CompanyOverviewNativeAmericanNaturalFoodsisaprivatelyownedcompany

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Profile: Native American Natural Foods, LLC, is a leading innovator of nationally branded Natural Meat snacks that promote a Native American way of wellness that feeds mind, body, and spirit. Based on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Native American Natural Foods adds value to traditional Native food products, using the least amount of processing, and the lowest-stress animal handling methods possible. We are a community-based company where the employees share ownership. The majority of the owners, managers, sales and marketing staff are Native American Oglala Lakota tribal members. Founded: 2005 Owners: Karlene Hunter – CEO

Mark Tilsen – President Investors: The first institutional investor in Native American Natural Foods is the Lakota Funds, the first Native American 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 Area 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 America. Major Offerings: Native American Natural Foods’ product line is the Tanka™ brand. Tanka™ products are made of all-natural American buffalo and cranberries. Tanka™ products are high in protein and low in carbohydrates and calories. The Tanka™ line includes: � Tanka Bar™, a 70-calorie natural food bar in Slow Smoked Original, Spicy and Apple Orange Peel � Tanka Bites™, a smaller, 35-calorie version of the Tanka Bar™ in all three flavors � Tanka Stick™, made with buffalo, cranberries, and wild rice in all three flavors � Tanka Onnit Warrior Bar™, a 2-ounce bar with 14 grams of protein and 140 calories. This product is produced in partnership with Onnit Labs of Austin, TX, a high-performance sports supplement company. � TankaFund.org™, a turkey and buffalo jerky strip created to help raise funds for the Tanka Fund, our campaign to return buffalo to the lands, lives and economies of Native people. Headquarters: 287 Water Tower Road, Kyle, S.D. 57752; 800.416.7212 or 605.455.2187; (fax) 605.455.2019

MeettheCommunity

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NativeAmericanNaturalFoodsislocatedinKyle,theheartofthePineRidgeIndianReservationinsouthwesternSouthDakota.ItisthehomelandoftheOglalaLakotapeople.Wearethedecendantsofgreathistoricleaders,suchasCrazyHorse,RedCloud,AmericanHorse,OlympicgreatBillyMillsandmanymore.OurLakotapeoplehavestruggledtoprotectourlandandwayoflifefromWesternexpansionsincewewereforcedontothereservationin1889.ThisReservationspansmorethan2.7millionacres,aboutthesizeofConnecticut.FromthesacredBlackHillsinthewest,theBadlandstothenorth,therolling,tallgrassprairietotheeastandthepine‐cappedhillstothesouth.Itisabeautifulplace,wherethebuffaloonceroamedandarereturningagain.OurLakotapeoplehavestruggledtoprotectourlandandwayoflifefromWesternexpansionsincewewereforcedontothereservationin1889.Today,wehavemorethan35,000tribalmemberswhoarelivinginoneofthemostgeographicallyandeconomicallyisolatedplacesinAmerica.NativeAmericanNaturalFoods,withourTankalineofproducts,isworkinghardtobuildanationalbrandthatisstrongenoughtoimprovethediets,economyandlivesofourpeople.Todate,wehavecreated17full‐timepositions,puthundredsofthousandsofdollarsbackintotheNativecommunitythroughbuffalopurchasedandwearejustgettingstarted

THE STATISTICS

The destruction of the buffalo has locked the Oglala Lakota people into generational poverty, resulting in:

Unemployment rate of 70+%

Per capita income of $5,200

A Food Desert: closest grocery with fresh food is 90 miles away

8 times the U.S. rate of diabetes

Lowest life expectancy in U.S.: 47 for men and 56 for women. Only Haiti has a lower rate.

ThisReservationspansmorethan2.7millionacres,aboutthesizeofConnecticut.FromthesacredBlackHillsinthewest,theBadlandstothenorth,therolling,tallgrassprairietotheeastandthepine‐cappedhillstothesouth.Itisabeautifulplace,wherethebuffaloonceroamedandarereturningagain.

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TheCostcoConnectionfeaturedNativeAmericanNaturalFoodsina2‐pagestorytitled“SolvingforChange.”Thestoryfocusesonthecompany’smissionasitworkstocreateeconomicopportunityfortheOglalaLakotapeople.

TheCostcoConnectionInafeatureonfuelingyourbody,TankaBuffaloCranberryBarisnamed”thebestforyourbellyandyourconscience.”

Women’sRunningMagazineNativeAmericanNaturalFoodsanditseffortstocreatethefirstnationalNativebrandwasprofiledbyDianeSawyerinABC’s20/20reportonthePineRidgeIndianReservation,“HiddenAmerica.”Video:http://goo.gl/rCwYI

‐ABC’s20/20TankaBarwaslistedasoneofsixtopnutritionbarsintheMay2011issueofGolfDigest.Themagazineaskedfournutritioniststogivetheirexpertadviceonthebestbarsonthemarketforgolfers."Choosetheleastamountofsugar,andlookforwhole‐foodingredients,"saysnutritionistCateMunroe."Ifyoucan'tpronounceaningredient,don'teatit."

‐GolfDigestBackpackermagazinehonoredTankaBarSpicyPepperBlendwitha2010Editors'ChoiceAward:“…thebestjerkywe’vetasted.Thespicyversion,withbuffalomeat,driedcranberries,spices,andpeppers(includinghabanero),deliverssevengramsofproteinand70caloriesperounceinaflavorhitthatputsallotherproteinsnackstoshame.”

-- Backpacker “Withitsslickmarketingplan,reservationrootsandlistofhealthyingredients,theTankabarcouldbethefirstnationalbreak‐outproductmadeonareservation....“Thebuffaloisslightlysmokyandsofterthanjerky,andthesweet‐tartflavorofthecranberriesplaysoffalighttouchofgarlicandonion.”

-- The New York Times, Cover “Dining In” Section

TheTankaFundTankaFund’smissionistoreturnbuffalototheGreatPlainsandbringrenewedhealthandopportunitytoIndiancommunities

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The Tanka Fund is our campaign to return the buffalo:

To 1 million acres of our lands;

To the daily diets of our people;

To help build a sustainable economy for our people.

Returning the buffalo to Native communities offers a traditional, all-natural 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 American 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 American grasslands. Buffalo restoration is prairie restoration.

Tanka Fund is a donor-advised fund of the American Indian Land Tenure Foundation and coordinated by Native American Natural Foods (Tanka Brand).

For more information, go to www.tankafund.org.

KarleneHunterCEO,NativeAmericanNaturalFoods

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Karlene Hunter is CEO and co-founder of Native American Natural Foods. A 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 American Natural Foods is based. 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 American community for her local and national service record, Ms. Hunter serves on the Board of Directors of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. She has also served on the Board of Directors for the Native American Rights Fund; the National Indian Business Association; and the Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Hunter, who holds an MBA from Oglala Lakota College, has received numerous awards, including the 2012 Vision Leadership Award from the Specialty Food Association, the 2011 Social Venture Network Innovation Award, the Natural Foods Industry's prestigious 2010 Cliff Adler 'Heart in Business' Award, and the 2007 SBA 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 Award in 2006 from 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 from the National Indian Business Association; and the Rising Star Award from the Business Women's Network and Diversity Best Practices.

"Ourmissionhasalwaysbeentocreateemploymentopportunitiesandtohelpempowerourpeople.“Everyoneofusareintherefightingandworkingtowardthesamepurpose.We'relookingatcreatingahealthyenvironmentforourpeople."

‐‐KarleneHunter

MarkTilsenPresident,NativeAmericanNaturalFoods

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Mark Tilsen is President of Native American 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 and community development. Mr. Tilsen, along with Ms. Hunter, received the 2011 Social Venture Network Innovation Award, as well as numerous marketing industry awards. He is a member of the National Bison Association, where he serves on its Bison Conservation Committee. A lifelong supporter of Native American 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 award-winning, database-driven direct marketing campaigns that have raised more than $25 million for Native American educational and environmental organizations. He also serves on the Board of the Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce, the first reservation-based 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 America. � The Black Hills Alliance. a coalition of Native and non-Native Americans 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 Austin, Texas. � Manager of Indigenous, the first Native American musical group to have a Top 10 hit on radio since the ‘70s. � 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-based Native American-owned direct marketing firm in the nation. � Maz, Inc., a talent management group based in Minnesota.

"WeareveryexcitedbytheenthusiasticreceptionthattheTankaBarisreceivingfromNativeAmericanpeopleacrossthecountry.Itshowsthatpeoplewanthealthy,authenticNativefoodswithallthemodernconveniences.ItalsoshowsthatNativeAmericanNaturalFoods’strategyofinnovatingnewapproachestotraditionalNativefoodsholdsgreatpromise.TheTankaproductlineisagreatstarttoevenmoreTankatypeproductstocome."

‐‐MarkTilsen

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