EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Ameriwest Energy Corp. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Walter Merschat, President and Joseph J. McQuade, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of our knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, that:

i. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

ii. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 19, 2008

/s/ Walter Merschat

Name: Walter Merschat

Title: President (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Joseph J. McQuade

Name: Joseph J. McQuade

Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial

Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

AMERIWEST ENERGY CORP. 10-Q