Teaching has always been a passion of mine - working on lesson plans that were creative and powerful for both student and teacher were always fun for me. So when I had the opportunity to start to edit and, later, create entire curriculum at Diné College, I focused on student and teacher motivated programs that connected back to the community - either through community outreach or community driven. The following are programs that were created under my tenure as the Navajo Cultural Arts Program Grant Manager.

Bachelor’s Degree Level

Navajo Silversmithing Bachelor of Fine Arts (2019)    Diné College, School of Arts, Humanities, and English
Navajo Weaving Bachelor of Fine Arts  (2019)               Diné College, School of Arts, Humanities, and English

Minor Level

Navajo Cultural Arts Minor (2021)                                       Diné College, School of Diné Studies and Education
Native American Studies Minor (2020)                           Diné College, School of Business and Social Science

Certificate Level

Navajo Cultural Arts Certificate (2012)                             Diné College, School of Diné Studies and Education

Course Creations

NAS111: Introduction to Native American Studies
NAS200: Decolonization and Resilience in Indigenous Communities
NAS370: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
NAS413: Indigenous Research Methods
NAS498: Undergraduate Indigenous Research

Native American Studies Minor

Currently I am the faculty advisor for the Native American Studies Minor. If you are a Diné College student, or soon aspire to be on, check out this program, you may just want to add it to your Bachelor's Degree experience.