Neal Powless

Neal Powless, born October 27, 1974, is a Haudenosaunee lacrosse player from the Eel Clan of the Onondaga people near Syracuse, New York, and a member of the Onondaga Nation; he is the son of Chief Irving Powless Jr. and the brother of Barry and Bradley Powless. He was a three-time All-American in field lacrosse at Nazareth College and played for the Iroquois Nationals at the World Lacrosse Championships in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006, as well as for box lacrosse teams including the Six Nations Chiefs and, in 1997, the Rochester Knighthawks, who won their first title that year. He later coached box lacrosse, including the Dutch national program from 2017. His honors include the Nazareth College Sports Hall of Fame, the US Lacrosse CNY Chapter Hall of Fame, the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame and the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame.