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I graduated from Stanford University in 1998 & 2000 with a
Bachelors and Masters of Science degree in Environmental Engineering
and a Ph.D. in Hydrology at the University of AZ in 2007. In the long
run, I would like to return to my reservation to help design solutions
to environmental problems on the Navajo Reservation. I also would like
to teach at the college-level and continue working on research topics.
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Dr. Karletta Chief served as Miss Navajo Nation, graduated from Stanford University,
and recieved a PhD at the University of Arizona. She has built her foundation
on the teachings of the hogan and the circle of life. The aspects of the
octagon foundation begin with family and clan. It is followed by spirituality
and values, culture and language, history, repsecting your elders, health,
education, and being a role model for youth.
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am Navajo originally from Black Mesa, Arizona, which is in the Four
Corners Region. I am of the "Bitterwater People" and born
for "Near-the-Water People." My maternal grandfather is of
the "Red-House People" and my paternal grandfather is of
the "Red-Running-into-the-Water People." This is how I identify
myself as a Navajo woman.
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Mother Earth
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How we protect the land, air, soil, and water and prevent it from destruction
depends primarily on our cultural values.
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Dr. Chief is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Desert Research Institute.
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