Community Team Leader
Navajo Family Voices
Andreana and Ariana Young are our mother-daughter leadership team in Diné Bá Álchíní Yił Ádaaní NAVAJO FAMILY VOICES. Andreana (Ann for short) brings community coordination abilities; Ariana brings capabilities and commitment in inter-generational knowledge and outreach to youth, particularly on presenting on Diné Life Skills and supporting youth and families. They embody rural and urban Diné families, and they embody the struggle to weave Diné bizaad and life way with present day life. Here, they are standing in front of a low peak formation which is their family foundation, Bi’ilashii, AZ, which is west of Teec Nos Pos, AZ. Their clans identify them as Diné women.
Ariana is Bit’ahnii, born for Honágháanii. Her maternal grandfather’s clan is Kinlichíi’nii and her paternal grandfather’s clan is Táchii’nii. She attended San Juan College. She strives everyday “to become fluent in Diné Bizaad and continue to live by my words every day.”
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C2 - Languages of Tribal Family Wellness
Sunday, April 14, 2024
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT