NREM Alumna featured in Native Action Network's Legacy of Leadership Cohort

Native Action Network's Legacy of Leadership Cohort nuturs the next generation of community leaders. Meet current cohort member Aissa Yazzie (Navajo).

Aissa Yazzie is a Diné (Navajo) tribal member and currently resides in Bellingham, Washington. She is of the Oto tribe, born for the Betterwater clan (Diné). Her Maternal clan is of Scottish descent, and paternal clan is of the Black Streak people (Diné)Diné. Aissa, a graduate of Northwest Indian College, grew up on the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona. Aissa obtained ther M.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Managment (2018) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. As a current faculty member at Northwest Indian College, Aissa is dedicated to Indigenizing and decolonizing academic spaces. She understands the necessity and urgency of providing quality education that sustains tribal cultures, traditions, and languages for our people.

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