About Native American Fiber Program
Our Mission
As the search for sustainable production models is on the lookout by various Industry and government Sectors. Tribal Nations and communities have critical keys to supporting these forward-thinking solutions, the Native American Fiber Program is putting all these pieces together.
Our Values
Tribal communities have intimate and long-standing connections to the homelands that have been disrupted and historically severed through relocation, acculturation, and forced assimilation. Buffalo and hemp have followed a similar trajectory of replacement and confinement. The connections between tribal people, the hemp plant, and buffalo on the land are the base of sustainable healthy ecosystems.
Our Goals
The Native American Fiber Program, is a network of Tribal Nations and Indigenous people with inherent Traditional Ecological Knowledge(TEK); will be the same leaders that connect environmental and economic viability to sustainable production models.
Board Members
Bear Doctor - Fred Briones
Bear Doctor - Fred Briones
Bear Doctor - Fred Briones
Mission Pomo - California
CEO
Co-Founder
I am a tribal member of Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians and grew up fishing and hunting from a young age. Early on, I knew I wanted to pursue science, business, and Indian policy to serve my community. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where I built a s
Mission Pomo - California
CEO
Co-Founder
I am a tribal member of Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians and grew up fishing and hunting from a young age. Early on, I knew I wanted to pursue science, business, and Indian policy to serve my community. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where I built a strong foundation in environmental and analytical science.
After graduation, I began my career with my tribe’s EPA department as a water and wastewater treatment operator. Over the next 12 years, I worked across California, New Mexico, and Hawaii, gaining hands-on experience in water systems, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance.
I later returned to school and earned my MBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Following this, I worked as a Business of Indian Agriculture consultant with First Nations Development Institute, supporting tribal communities in developing business plans and securing land-based economic opportunities.
Building on this experience, I founded the Native American Fiber Program (NAFP), a national nonprofit focused on advancing Indigenous-led solutions in environmental stewardship, cultural revitalization, and scientific innovation.
Jason Belcourt
Bear Doctor - Fred Briones
Bear Doctor - Fred Briones
Rocky Boy Chippewea-Cree - Montana
President
Co-Founder
At Jason's home in Box Elder Montana his duty for the tribe as the sustainability planner is to develop 100,000 acres of agriculture land.
Rodney Miller
Bear Doctor - Fred Briones
Rodney Miller
Fort Peck Assiniboine-Sioux - Montana
Board Member
Co-Founder
As the Tribal Economic Development Director Rodney's Tribe has a 40 acre industrial agriculture park with 2 million acre of land to leverage.
A-dae Romero~Briones
David WhiteThunder Trottier
Rodney Miller
Cochiti/Kiowa - New Mexico
General Counsel
As a food and agriculture attorney A-dae brings policy guidance and resource opportunities to Tribal communities .
David WhiteThunder Trottier
David WhiteThunder Trottier
David WhiteThunder Trottier
Turtle Mtn Chippewa Cree - North Dakota
Board Member
Co-Founder
David is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of Fort Yates, ND. Lineal descendant of the Turtle Mtn Band of Chippewa Indian Tribe on this mother's side. He is the CEO of Chippewa Harvest, LLC. A company owned by the Turtle Mtn Chippewa. A Tribal company gro
Turtle Mtn Chippewa Cree - North Dakota
Board Member
Co-Founder
David is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of Fort Yates, ND. Lineal descendant of the Turtle Mtn Band of Chippewa Indian Tribe on this mother's side. He is the CEO of Chippewa Harvest, LLC. A company owned by the Turtle Mtn Chippewa. A Tribal company growing and producing industrial hemp products, with a long-term mission of using every part of the hemp plant.
NAFP Staff
Priscella Camacho
Paiute/Shoshone/Chicana - California
Media & Outreach Coordinator
As the Media and Outreach Coordinator, she updates the website, and weaves Tribal Nations, Organizations and Businesses together in a good way.
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At the Native American Fiber Program (NAFP) You tube Channel, we feature new webinars monthly of Tribal knowledge keepers sharing their basketry, environmental and cultural knowledge.
Presenters will receive a $500 honorarium and a Limited Edition Shirt
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