Terry Felix of the Sts’ailes First Nation in Agassiz was the first Indigenous professional soccer player in North America and the first Indigenous player on Canada Men's Team in 1983.Terry Felix, a member of the Sts’ailes First Nation (Chehalis) was born in 1959 in Matsqui and raised on the Chehalis Reserve in Agassiz. Reflecting the importance of soccer in many First Nations communities throughout BC, in 13 years Terry played in over 120 First Nations Soccer Tournaments with Sasquatch FC and Musqueam Blues soccer teams.

Terry was spotted by a Whitecaps scout in 1980 and joined the club’s youth team, which is where he had his first formal structured soccer practice. In 1981 he signed amateur papers with the club and won the Pacific North West League with the Whitecaps Reserves in 1982. In September 1982 Felix accepted a professional contract, playing eight games for the Whitecaps in 1983. This made Terry Felix the first First Nations player to play professional soccer in North America. One of Terry’s stand-out moments was against the New York Cosmos, his first NASL game, when he earned an assist by setting up the Whitecaps first goal in a 2-0 victory in front of over 50,000 fans in the new BC Place. A second memory was scoring his first goal as the Whitecaps defeated Team America 2-0 in Washington DC.

Felix was selected for five Canadian national teams in 1983. First he played two games in May for Canada's Olympic qualifying team against Bermuda, scoring two goals in his first game. In June he gained his three caps in international "A" games in friendly games against Scotland. In October 1983, Terry was training with the Olympic team in Victoria when he suffered a career-ending knee injury

Since his playing days, Terry has coached many First Nation soccer teams, including winning the 1992 BC First Nations provincial championship, taught numerous First Nations soccer clinics and arranged the Sts’ailes First Nation youth tournament. In 2016, he assisted his son Peter Felix who coached the BC Under 18 Girls team to the 2016 North American Indigenous Games Gold Medal. Friend Georgina Paul writes: “He is an inspiration to First Nations players in BC and is a strong advocate for the sport”.

Terry Felix was inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame of BC in 2020 and was inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024.

Lisa is the first woman to win World Champion Hoop Dancer at the prestigious Annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a Two Time World Champion Hoop Dancer, along with six additional hoop dance championship titles won throughout Canada and United States in the Adult 18+ category. Lisa recently won 2 nd place at the 30th Annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Phoenix, Arizona (February 9, 2020)–just missing out on 2020 World Champion title by-ONE point. There, Lisa was featured in VOGUE-February 2020.

Lisa has performed throughout Canada, the United States, and overseas including, Italy, France, Holland, Germany, Korea, Mexico, Israel, Palestine & Jamaica to name a few. Lisa is a former member of the North American Indian Dance Theatre. She performed at the Winter Olympic Games Closing Ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Pan American Games Closing and Opening Ceremonies for the Para Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario. Lisa was the featured hoop dancer at the Calgary Stampede Grandstand show- five times.

She performs periodically with A Tribe Called Red and is the current Wiikwemkoong Iron Woman Fancy Dance champion, Adults 18+ category (winning years 2018 & 2019). Lisa performed for Queen Elizabeth II and was the invited hoop dancer to take part in the United Nations, Meeting of the Parties Global Climate Change Summit in Montreal, QC hosted by Environment Canada. Lisa is the featured hoop dancer in the ELLE video called the Movement, filmed in New York City.

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Alissa Pili is a WNBA player with Inupiaq and Samoan ancestry. She is a role model and advocate for both Indigenous and Samoan communities and regularly participates in charitable activities and cultural events representing both of her heritage. Pili utilizes her influence to honour and preserve cultures while promoting the development and progress of Indigenous and Samoan communities. Alissa Katelina Pili's influence and contributions extend beyond the realm of sports into other aspects of life and culture, making her a multimedia icon and a positive role model for future generations.

Gaylord Powless, lacrosse player (born 1 December 1946 in Six Nations of the Grand River, ON; died 28 July 2001 in Ohsweken, ON). Gaylord Powless was a Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk) box lacrosse player who transcended the game to become one of Canada’s most famous athletes. Powless lived most of his life in Six Nations of the Grand River, near Brantford, Ontario. He became the signature player on the Oshawa Green Gaels’ junior lacrosse dynasty of the 1960s and shattered the Ontario junior league scoring record in his sophomore year with the team. The Gaels won the Minto Cup, Canada’s national junior lacrosse championship, in all four years that he played at the junior level. Powless also won the 1971 Mann Cup, which is emblematic of the Canadian senior lacrosse champions, and was a marquee player in three different professional leagues. Powless and his father, Ross, are both members of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame. In 2017, Powless was elected to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. In 2024, Powless was inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame.

was a Haudenosaunee lacrosse player from Six Nations who was awarded the Tom Longboat award at 17 years of age which recognized him as the best Indigenous athlete in Canada. He was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, as well as the Order of Sport, and the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame for his lasting impact on the sport and the Indigenous sports community