Shi Sha’hane’

I am currently an instructor at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. I am originally from the Eastern Navajo Agency. I received my B.A. and M.A. in Education at the University of New Mexico. My Doctoral Studies include Native Language Teacher Education, Reversing Navajo Language Shift & Oppression, Bilingual & Multicultural Education, and Family Literacy & Second Language Acquisition.

My previous experience include: 15-years of Teaching in BIA School, Whole Language Approach for Early Literacy Development; and, coordinated four-years of Navajo Language Immersion Camp with Navajo Families living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I also teach for the American Indian Language Development Institute in Tucson, Arizona and presents on topics for Reversing Language Shifts in Native American communities using Immersion-Teaching methods. I am an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English. I have also participated in establishing the Principles for the International Family Literacy with Denny Taylor.

Other affiliations include: Dine’ Language Association, Indigenous Bilingual Education/National Association for Bilingual Education, and the National Indian Education Association.

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