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Tiffany Lee is a distinguished professor and chair of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico.
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Her research examines Native youth perspectives about language reclamation and identity. She also investigates socio-culturally centered educational approaches.
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She has published several pieces to include "Critical Language Awareness Among Native Youth In New Mexico” and “You Should Learn Who You Are Through Your Culture.”
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She is the former President of the Navajo Studies Conference, Inc. and a former high school social studies and language arts teacher at schools on the Navajo Nation and at Santa Fe Indian School.
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She is a member of the New Mexico Indian Education Advisory Council for the New Mexico Office of Indian Education.
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She received her doctorate in Sociology from Stanford University, her M.A. in Sociology from Stanford University, and a B.A. in Psychology from Pomona College.
Areas of Interest
Language reclamation and socio-culturally centered educational approaches.
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