The North American Corriente Association was established in 1982 to promote and preserve the Corriente breed in the U.S. and Canada. A small group of interested ranchers agreed to join forces to perpetuate the breed in North America by forming an association. The motivating force came from the difficulty they themselves had finding good, healthy Mexican steers of traditional Corriente type to rope and bulldog.
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The NACA's most important function is to institute the cattle registry. This record documents the pedigrees of all registered animals so that breeders and buyers can be assured of their genetic background and standard characteristics. Today, the NACA has grown to not only provide our members with an accurate cattle registry, but to provide our members with educational activities, a cattle show, and a members-only team roping.
Our Story
Meet The Board of Directors
Nikki Ashley
Ron Luikens
Dusty Schwartz
Ron Luikens
Darrell Miller
Scott Backer
Nikki Ashley - Bad River Jerky
Executive Director
Chamberlain, SD
(605) 730-8430 / nikki@corriente.us
Ron Luikens - Lazy L Bar Corrientes
President
Scottsbluff, NE
(308) 765-0170 / rjl@vistabeam.com
Term Expires 2025
Dusty Schwartz - Silver Dollar Roping Cattle
Vice President
Mullen, NE
(308) 546-7317 / dustin.schwartz@doane.edu
Term Expires 2026
Darrell Miller - G/M Cattle Co.
Secretary
Pukwana, SD
(605) 605-680-0326 / miller@midstatesd.net
Term Expires 2025
Scott Backer - Exaclibur Cattle Company
Treasurer
Bowie, TX
(940) 255-7727 / reddirtroper66@gmail.com
Term Expires 2026
Russell Barham - Barham Cattle Co
Board Member
Madisonville, TX
(936) 348-5994 / barham1965@gmail.com
Term Expires 2024
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Advisory Board
Tucker Ashley - Pukwana, SD
Cates Ranch
Ginny Cates - Wagon Mound, NM
Sunnybrook Ranch
David Lewis - Hot Springs SD
Liza Jane McAlister - Enterprise, OR
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Marvin Knutson - Garry Owen, MT
Bill Mundorf - Edgemont, SD
Craig Nichols - Madras, OR
Past Presidents of the NACA
-Established in 1982-
1982 - Tucker Ashley
1987 - Marvin Knutson
1992 - Darrell Currie
1993 - Thurman Mullins
1995 - Jim Watkins
1997 - Dave Lewis
1999 - Jeff Poole
2001 - Mel Gnatkowski
2005 - Kinnan Golemon
2010 - Ron Long
2012 - Liza Jane Nichols
2013 - Ricky Mara
2018 - Calvin Schwartz
2020 - Rick Schlutz
2021 - Joshua Martinez
2023 - Colleen Walker
2024 - Ron Luikens