Dine (Navajo Nation)/Hopi
She/Her
Tiana is Diné (Navajo) and Hopi. She was raised in the Navajo Nation until she moved to Phoenix, AZ to pursue school at Arizona State University. She is Tódich’iinii (Bitter Water) born for Bit’ahnii (Under His Cover). Her maternal grandfather is Kiis’aanii (Hopi) and her paternal grandmother is Táchii’nii (Red Running into the Water). She graduated in December 2020 with a B.A. in Anthropology and a double minor in Global Health and Sustainability. It was a long, 10 year journey to complete her degree but she came back ready to contribute to communities like her own.
She has worked with non-profits for 6 years with a focus on serving Indigenous communities. Her interest in data sovereignty and community care in Native communities led her to work in maternal and infant child care and child development. She has had the honor of working with mothers and children from the southwest to children attending school in rural Alaska. She is committed to the decolonization of services within Indigenous communities across colonial borders. She wants to advocate for more locally informed and traditional practices in BIPOC communities. She is a program associate with the NDN Collective, Inc. and is working to decolonize the grantmaking process. She resides on Dena’ina lands, also known as Anchorage, Alaska with her partner, two dogs, and a rabbit. She enjoys spending the winters puzzling and reading and the summers hiking and kayaking. As a lifelong learner, she enjoys learning new skills and self teaching on various topics. Her sobriety has been integral to stepping outside of her comfort zone and becoming proactive about finding communities of care. She is looking forward to being in community with friends and relatives from all walks of life.
She has worked with non-profits for 6 years with a focus on serving Indigenous communities. Her interest in data sovereignty and community care in Native communities led her to work in maternal and infant child care and child development. She has had the honor of working with mothers and children from the southwest to children attending school in rural Alaska. She is committed to the decolonization of services within Indigenous communities across colonial borders. She wants to advocate for more locally informed and traditional practices in BIPOC communities. She is a program associate with the NDN Collective, Inc. and is working to decolonize the grantmaking process. She resides on Dena’ina lands, also known as Anchorage, Alaska with her partner, two dogs, and a rabbit. She enjoys spending the winters puzzling and reading and the summers hiking and kayaking. As a lifelong learner, she enjoys learning new skills and self teaching on various topics. Her sobriety has been integral to stepping outside of her comfort zone and becoming proactive about finding communities of care. She is looking forward to being in community with friends and relatives from all walks of life.