Southwest: Hopi and Santa Ana Pueblo, University of Colorado – Denver
Ashley Miles is an Undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Denver double majoring in Biology and Business Management. While also being a scholar in other programs that support environmental studies such as, Environmental Stewardship for Indigenous lands (ESIL) and Tribal Solar Fund. Her studies focus on working as a liaison between tribes and the U.S. government, as well as, building awareness through environmentally focused curriculum for indigenous youth. Ashley hopes to share environmental conscious knowledge with her tribes in both New Mexico, Santa Ana Pueblo and Arizona, Hopi. “I hope to practice and pass down traditional ecological knowledge to support in efforts of preservation and conservation.
