Afton P. Lewis is a member of the Navajo Nation. She is of the Mud People Clan born for the Black Sheep Clan. Her maternal grandfather is of the Coyote Pass Clan and her paternal grandmother is of the Edge of the Water Clan. Afton grew up in the Four Corners region of the Southwest in a small town called Farmington in New Mexico. Afton is a filmmaker, editor, producer, and entrepreneur. She was inspired to join the film industry since she was young but since working for Rematriation, she has found the passion to be in charge of her own media company.

Throughout her years at Rematriation, Afton has taken part in many media projects such as the filming of Santee Smith’s episode in the Indigenous Women’s Voices Series, the first annual Haudenosaunee Filmmaker’s Festival, and short awareness videos about Rematriation.