Yá’át’ééh. Shi éí Tia Noelle Yazzie yinishyé. Honágháahnii nishłį. Tódích’íí’nii bashishchiin.
Honágháahnii dashicheii. Mą’ii deeshgiizhinii dashinalí. Shi éí Tséhootsóoí déé’ naashá. Ákót’éego diné
asdzáán nishłį́.
Tia Yazzie (she/her) is from the Navajo Reservation located in Arizona. She is from the One-Who-Walks-Around clan, born for the Bitter-Water clan. Her maternal grandparent’s clan is One-Who-Walks-Around and her paternal grandparent’s clan is Coyote Pass. Tia comes from a multi-generational household and is one of six siblings. Tia was blessed with becoming an Auntie at the early age of 10 years old with the birth of her nephew Michon, however, Tia held many caretaking roles before this as she is the eldest daughter of her family. To this day, Tia embraces this responsibility without hesitation and loves being a protector, caretaker, and advocate for all her relatives, community, land, and our more-than-human kin.
Tia obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College in Native American Studies and Psychology in 2019. Upon graduation, Tia held various positions serving the urban Native American community in Salt Lake City, UT at the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake and the Salt Lake City School District. Tia recently graduated from the University of Washington with a Master of Social Work (MSW) and specialized in clinical mental health while also obtaining a graduate certificate in American Indian/Indigenous Studies. Tia advocates for and centers Indigenous epistemologies, knowledge systems, frameworks, stars, dreams, stories, and culture in her work and daily life, and believes that these are vital, valid, and important pathways for intergenerational healing and the futurity of our Indigenous communities.
Outside of work and school, Tia is an avid basketball player and enjoys watching, playing, and coaching basketball (Go Phoenix Suns!). Tia also loves beading, sewing, adding to her sneaker collection, creating Apple or Spotify playlists, sharing memes, and visiting her grandparents.
