What is the Inetnon Åmot Natibu/Ammwelil Safeyal Faluwasch (IÅN/ASF)?
A. The Inetnon Åmot Natibu/Ammwelil Safeyal Faluwasch are Chamorro and Carolinian phrases meaning “Native Medicine Association.” The IÅN/ASF is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation and chartered as such in the CNMI on 31 January 2007 and whose purposes 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, and workshops. 3. To document this cultural tradition in the vernacular languages. 4. To publish educational materials, posters, brochures, and also to produce non-print materials such as DVD’s, CD’s, and TV programming.
