Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ASSIST NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES WITH THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS, THE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY (NAFWS), A NON-PROFIT, HAS ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF ITS 227 MEMBER TRIBES; DIRECTLY, THROUGH CONFERENCES, TRAINING, YOUTH EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND INDIRECTLY; THROUGH ONGOING SUPPORT OF AND PROVIDING VENUES FOR GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, AND BE PARTICIPATING WITH INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES IN INDIAN COUNTRY. THROUGH ITS YEARS OF ASSISTING TRIBAL EFFORTS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND SERVICES, THE NAFWS ENRICHES TRIBES THROUGH ITS MISSION: ASSISTING NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES WITH CONSERVING, PROTECTING, AND ENHANCING THEIR FISH, WILDLIFE, HABITAT, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
THE 2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WAS SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHWEST REGION AND HOSTED BY THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY IN PHOENIX, AZ. TWO HUNDRED FORTY (240) PARTICIPANTS MADE UP OF TRIBAL WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES MANAGERS, TRIBAL CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT (CLEO), STUDENTS, AND GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ATTENDED TO NETWORK, COLLABORATE, AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT. OVERALL, 65 TRIBES WERE REPRESENTED AT THE 2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE. TWO WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONFERENCE: TRIBAL FERAL HORSE MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES. AGENDA TOPICS INCLUDED TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES MANAGEMENT, GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT, POLLINATOR/INSECTS, BISON MANAGEMENT, HABITAT RESTORATION, WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, AND TRIBAL CLEO TRAINING. FOUR REGIONAL CONFERENCES WERE HELD AND 2 REGIONAL MEETINGS. IN 2019, 275 ATTENDED NAFWS REGIONAL CONFERENCES.
IN 2019 THE NAFWS PARTNERED WITH THE YAKAMA NATIONS WILDERNESS CAMP FOR OUR NATIONAL SUMMER YOUTH PRACTICUM. TWENTY-FOUR NATIVE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION WERE PRIVILEGED TO SPEND A WEEK AT CAMP CHAPARRAL ON THE YAKAMA NATIONS CLOSED AREA. STUDENTS EXPERIENCED YAKAMA CULTURE WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE FISH, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE AREA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Julie Thorstenson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $43,539 |
| Darcy Peters | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Orville Huntington | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Spears | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Nez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Theodore Lamebull | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Darren Talayumptewa | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael J Lavoie | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Metoxin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mitzi Reed | SECRETARY TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dinalyn Spears | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Kelly | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elveda Martinez | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Wilkinson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Don Reiter | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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