The Inetnon Åmot Natibu/Ammwelil Safeyal Faluwasch (IÅN/ASF) (in English-Native Medicine Association) is a non-governmental organization and chartered in the CNMI in 2007 as a non-profit corporation. The IÅN/ASF is composed of 15 board members (Isidoro T. Cabrera, President; Lino M. Olopai, Vice President; Cynthia P. Reyes, Treasurer; Frances M. Sablan, and Anicia Q. Tomokane, Secretaries; Emilio Ayuyu, Ben Borja, John Castro, Patricia Coleman, Vic Deleon Guerrero, Donald Flores, Dave Omar, Noel Quitugua, Liz Rechebei, and Gonzalo Santos).

The specific purposes of the Association are: 1) to advocate, recognize and support traditional healers, 2) to help protect habitats of medicinal plants through restoration, legislation, educational programs, resolutions, community awareness, conferences, workshops, 3) to document this cultural tradition in the vernacular languages, and 4) to publish educational materials, posters, brochures, and also to produce non-print materials such as DVD's, CD's, and TV programming.

The Association applied for a competitive federal grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), and was awarded a grant from ANA, under the title Enhancement of Cultural Self Sufficiency through Revitalization of Traditional Healing, to produce a directory of indigenous traditional healers in the CNMI, and to conduct native medicine symposium on Tinian and Saipan by the end of the grant award period which is September 30, 2008. The directory of healers will include indigenous traditional healers from Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. The directory will also have identification of CNMI medicinal plants. The Association has contracted Manny F. Borja to work on the objectives of the ANA grant project.

In partnership with the Indigenous Affairs Office (of the Offices of the Governor and Lt. Governor), the IÅN/ASF is housed in building 1213, Capital Hill road, on Saipan. The office telephone number is (670)322-0278, the fax number is (670)322-0378, send us and email here, and the mailing address is P.O. Box 5374 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. The public is welcomed to call or visit the office to learn more about CNMI native medicine.