CONSERVATION LAW OFFICER AWARD
Tribal Conservation Officers performing exceptional work are awarded each year during the NAFWS national conference. They are nominated by members of the NAFWS and their outstanding work is a reflection of their dedication as tribal conservation law enforcement officers.
2019 - Elridge Vigil - Jicarilla Apache Nation Fish and Game Department
2018 - Timothy Paul - Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Department of Natural Resources
2017 - Darrell J. Eli, Yakama Nation Fish & Game Department
2016 - Mariano Conley, Gila River Indian Community
2015 - Eddie Benally, Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife
2014 - Jim Curry, Yakama Indian Nation
2013 – Russell Spino, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
2012 – Ken Maney, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Department of Conservation Law Enforcement
2011 – Charlene Miller, Sisseton-Wapeton Oyate Game and Fish Department
2010 – Mike Kennedy, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Game, Fish & Parks Department
2009 – Fred Poitra – Three Affiliated Tribes Fish & Wildlife
2008 – Christine Tegner, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
2007 – Mitch Hicks, Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission
2006 - Ted Lamebull, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Enforcement
2004 – Sheldon Fletcher, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
2003 – Eddie Benally, Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife
2002 – Howard Little Dog, Blackfeet Nation Fish and Wildlife Department
2001 – Michael Mendoza, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
2000 – Lori Watlemet, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
1995 - Mike Fox, Ft. Belknap Tribal Community, Harlem, MT
