Member Tribes
200 + Tribes and Growing
NAFWS is proud to partner with Tribes from across our 7 regions that are working diligently to prioritize the importance of land and wildlife management on their lands.
Regional Directors
Alaska Region
Orville Huntington
Huslia, AK
Hope Roberts Upicksoun
Alaska Native Community Liaison/Captain of fishing vessel, Nikaitchuq
Great Plains Region
Micheal Thompson
Wildlife Biologist Oglala Sioux Parks and Recreation Authority
Shaun Grassel
Chief Executive Officer Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance
Pacific Region
Ted Lamebull
Ret. Conservation Law Enforcement Officer Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Donna Nez
Fisheries Technician Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Southwest Region
Kai-t Blue-Sky
Wildlife Biologist (Lt. Governor) Cochiti Pueblo
Darren Talayumptewa
NAFWS Secretary & Treasurer Hopi Tribe Wildlife and Ecosystems Management Department
Great Lakes Region
Don Reiter
NAFWS President Menominee Tribe Natural Resources
Terry Metoxen
Game Warden Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
Northeast Region
Benjamin Simpson
Wildlife Resource Manager Penobscot Nation Department of Natural Resources
Jason Mitchell
Water Resources Field Coordinator Penobscot Nation Department of Natural Resources
Southeast Region
Mike Lavoie
NAFWS Vice-President Department of Natural Resources Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribe
Matt Gamble
Senior Manager of Wildlife Conservation Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
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In Recognition of Their Support
The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society would like to thank those organizations that provided us with support over the years. With them we grew an effective national communications network for the exchange of information and management techniques related to self-determined tribal fish and wildlife management.
