Wendy Shelly Greyeyes, Ph.D. (Navajo/Diné)
Native American Studies Department
Mesa Vista Hall 3094, MSC06 3740, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Main (505) 277-3917
Fax: (505) 277-1818
greyeyes@unm.edu
Ph.D. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
Sociology, August 2016
Dissertation: Holding Sovereignty Accountable: A Study on the Constraints of Tribal Education Departments (Chair: Professor Elisabeth Clemens)
M.A. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
Sociology, December 2007
Master’s Paper: American Indians Doing Democracy: Association Building During the Indian Allotment to the Cobell Litigation (Advisor: Professor Elisabeth Clemens, Department of Sociology)
B.A. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305
Native American Studies June 2003
Honor’s Thesis: Homelessness and American Indians: A Study of Homeless American Indian Men in Oakland (Advisor: Professor C. Matthew Snipp, Department of Sociology)
06/2023-present - Associate Professor, Native American Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
4/2023-present - Co-Principal Investigator. Co-PIs: Tiffany S. Lee, Melvatha Chee, Chenoa Bah Stillwell Jenson, James McKenzie. Improving research to understand the link between holistic wellbeing of Diné Bizaad.
8/2023-present - Principal Investigator. Research with Indigenous Communities Using Graduate Profiles and Capstones in Schools to Support Cultural and Language Sustainability. Funded by Future Focused Education.
8/2023-present - Principal Investigator. The Future of Indigenous Governance: The Moral Economy of the Land Back Movement.
5/2021-present - Principal Investigator. The Navajo Preparatory School Oral History Project: A Response to the Federal Indian Boarding School Project.
08/2023-07/2024 - Nits’áá dóó ídahwiil’aah Fellow, Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona
08/2016-06/2023 - Assistant Professor, Native American Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
08/2016-12/2020 - Research Consultant/Lead Consultant, Tribal Education Department (TED) Grant, Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, Arizona
09/2015-08/2016 - Chief Implementation Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, Washington, DC
08/2013-09/2015 - Program Analyst, Bureau of Indian Education, Washington, DC
06/2013-08/2013 - Education Research Analyst, Bureau of Indian Education, Navajo District, Window Rock, AZ
06/2010-06/2013 - Statistician/Demographer, Office of Educational Research/Statistics, Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ
06/2008-06/2010 - Research Assistant, University of Chicago Survey Lab, Chicago, IL
10/2007-09/2008 - Research Intern, Diné Policy Institute, Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona
02/2003-09/2005 - Tribal Liaison, Office of Arizona Governor, State of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
08/2002-11/2002 - Grassroots Manager, Arizona Proposition 202: Indian Self Reliance Initiative, Phoenix, AZ
2024-25 Nits’áá dóó ídahwiil’aah Fellow, Mellon Foundation, Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona
2023 Ovation Award for Research and Scholarship, UNM Office of Vice President for Research, Albuquerque, NM
2023 Research and Creative Works Leader Award, UNM Provost Advisory Review, Albuquerque, NM
2023 13-Years Service Recognition, Diné Studies Conference, Inc., Farmington, NM
2023 Faculty Teaching Award, UNM Alumni Association, University of New Mexico
2022 Quality Matters Certification, NATV 480, University of New Mexico
2022 Nomination for New Teacher of the Year Award, University of New Mexico
2021 Sarah Brown Community Service Award, University of New Mexico, Alb., NM
2021 Golden Paw Award for Online Teaching, University of New Mexico, Alb., NM
2020 Stanford American Indian Organization (SAIO) 50 for 50, Stanford University
2015 STAR Award, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, DC
2010-15 Diversifying Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellow, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2005-09 Navajo Nation Scholarship, Tuba City, AZ, 2005-2009
2007 Frances C. Allen Fellow, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL, 2007
2006-07 American Indian Graduate Center Fellow, Albuquerque, NM
2006-07 Dr. Min-sun and Dr. Anita Chen Fellow, International House, Chicago, IL
2005 Leadership Award, Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Sedona, AZ
2003 Department Honors, Stanford University
1996 Manuelito Scholarship Recipient, Window Rock, AZ
Books Authored or Co-Authored
Greyeyes, Wendy S. A History of Navajo Nation Education: Disentangling Our Sovereign Body. University of Arizona Press. January 2022. Link: https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/a-history-of-navajo-nation-education
Books Edited or Co-edited
Greyeyes, Wendy S., Glenabah Martinez, and Lloyd L. Lee. Eds. The Yazzie Case: Building a Public Education System for Our Indigenous Future. University of New Mexico Press. October 2023. Link: https://www.unmpress.com/9780826365095/the-yazzie-case/
Books or Chapters
Greyeyes, Wendy S., and Tiffany S. Lee. “Building the Bridge from the Ivory Tower to the Woodstove: A Response to ‘More Ivory Than Red: False Allegiances in Academia’” in Of Living Stone: Perspectives on Continuous Knowledge and the Work of Vine Deloria Jr. Editors David E. Wilkins and Shelly Hulse Wilkins. April 2024.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. “Rethinking Níhi Kéyah Consciousness: Defying Lateral Animosities and Bureaucratic Mazes of Homesite Lease Living” in Níhi Kéyah: Navajo Lands. Lloyd L. Lee (Ed.). October 2023.
Greyeyes, Wendy S., and Delores Greyeyes. “Shimá doo Shi ache’é’é Ołtá’igii: Reflections from a Diné mother and daughter’s doctoral degrees” in Edgewalkers and Scyborgs. Elizabeth Sumida Huaman, Nathan D. Martin, na’im madyun, and Peter Mataira (Eds.).
Articles Published in Referred Journals
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Coming Home: The Nits’áá dóó ídahwiil’aah Fellowship Program at Diné College. Tribal College Journal, Summer 2025.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. "Presidential Address at the AISA 24th Annual Conference, Arizona State University, February 2, 2023." Wicazo Sa Review 36, no. 1 (2021): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1353/wic.2021.a903664.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. “The Nation Within: Prospects for and Indigenous Future” in Southwestern Law Review Vol. 52, No. 2, 2023. Pages 271 to 280.
Greyeyes, Wendy S., “In Defense of Native American Studies after a Post-Trump Wake-Up Call.” New Mexico Historical Review. Volume 97, Number 3, Summer 2022. Pages 313-316.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. “The Paradox of Tribal Community Building: The Roots of Local Resistance to Tribal Statecraft,” Wicazo Sa Review 33, no. 2 (Fall 2018): 8-28.
Articles in Progress
Submitted for publication
Chee, Melvatha, Tiffany S. Lee, Chenoa Bah Stilwell-Jensen, James McKenzie, and Wendy S. Greyeyes. T’áá Dinéjí Bee Oonhishgo Niha’A[chíní Bá Hodílzingo Atiin, Journal of American Indian Education, submitted April 16, 2025.
Wilkins, David, Wendy S. Greyeyes, Lloyd L. Lee, and Tiffany S. Lee, Navajo Nation Political Experience, 5th Edition. March 25, 2025.
Montoya, Catherine N., Tiffany S. Lee, Lloyd L. Lee, Myla Vicenti Carpio, Wendy S. Greyeyes, and Leola Paquin, “How does Native American Studies Exercise Research, Teaching, and Service to Combat Legacies of Harm at UNM?” in Universities Confronting their Past: The University of New Mexico Addressing Complex Legacies of Harm, Co-edited by Kathy Powers, Assata Zerai, Teresa Y. Neely, and Pam Agoyo. Submitted January 30, 2025.
Greyeyes, Wendy S., 21st Century Governing: Diné Capacity Building Towards Sovereignty 2002 to 2010. Editors Jennifer Denetdale and Daryl Begay. Navajo Nation Government Textbook. Funded by the Navajo Nation Tribal Council. April 1, 2024
Greyeyes, Wendy S., Afterward. Navajo Nation Government Textbook. Funded by the Navajo Nation Tribal Council. Editors Jennifer Denetdale and Daryl Begay. April 1, 2024.
Greyeyes, Wendy S., “Association Building in Native America: Informal Paths to Democracy.” Wicazo Sa Review. Submitted December 2021. Currently revising.
Greyeyes, Wendy S., Geraldine Garrity, Lloyd L. Lee, Rex Lee Jim, and Charles Monty Roessel. “A Study on Navajo Language Best Practices: The Diné College and Bureau of Indian Education Project.” The Modern Language Journal. Submitted October 15, 2021. Returned for edits on November 15, 2021.
In preparation
Greyeyes, Wendy S. “The GeoInstitutional Constraints on Navajo Knowledge: The Production of Navajo Educational Knowledge of 40 years of Dissertations.”
Greyeyes, Wendy S. “Decriminalizing Navajo Education - The Need for Clarity in School Disciplinary Policy.”
Other – Community-based Scholarship
From the Native American Studies Promotion and Tenure Guide: Community-based scholarship extends from community engagement by directly involving community collaboration in research and produces scholarship that directly benefits community, organizations, or entities. Community-based and organization-based projects permitted within the NAS Promotion and tenure guidelines include government reports, presentations, contracts, resolutions, briefings, papers, newspaper articles, and presentations (professional conferences or other similar settings in Native contexts or in the candidate’s discipline).
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Revised DODE 638 Contract with Public Hearing Recommendations. Prepared for the Navajo Nation President’s Office, the Department of Diné Education, and Navajo Nation Board of Education Work-session. February 16-17, 2020. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Post-Public Hearing Report. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education. January 25, 2020. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. DODE Public Hearing Survey. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education. December 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Public Hearing Presentation for 5 Agencies. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. December 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Navajo Nation: Educational Data Profile. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. December 3, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. DODE and Tribal Education Department (TED) Grant Transition Plan. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. October 28, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Building a Diné Education Nation. Prepared for Diné Bi Olta School Board Association, Navajo Nation. August 24, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Themes from Diné State Education Agency Stakeholder Responses. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. May 14, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. P.L. 93-638 and the Transfer of BIE Navajo District to the Department of Diné Education. Booklet. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. May 4, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Responses to State Education Agency Report: Route 66 Meeting with Educational Stakeholders. Prepared for the Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. March 26, 2019. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Tribal Education Department Grant Report on the Diné Education State Plan. Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. December 30, 2018. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Sovereignty in Indian Education Report. Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. December 30, 2018. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Talking Points for President Russell Begay. Navajo Nation. Tribal Consultation for 2018 U.S. Department of Education Reorganization: Impact of the DOI Reorganization. June 25, 2018. (Albuquerque, NM)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. and Andy Nez. Navajo School Funding (Federal Transfers and Revenue) for On/Near Schools. Office of Educational Research, Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. June 12, 2018. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Department of Diné Education Report: Sovereignty in Indian Education/Tribal Education Department Report. Department of Diné Education, May 10, 2017. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Navajo Nation’s Pursuit to Become a State Education Agency, PowerPoint. Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. November 30, 2017. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Building a Diné Education Nation: Pathway to State Education Agency to Protect Our Students and Local Communities, PowerPoint. Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. December 15, 2017. (Window Rock, AZ)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Getting to Self Determination: P.L. 93-638 and the Transfer of Navajo District to the Department of Diné Education, PowerPoint. DODE Strategic Planning Meeting, Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. June 7-8, 2017. (Flagstaff, Arizona)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Navajo Nation 638 Contract for the Transfer of Bureau of Indian Education Navajo District to Navajo Nation, Contract. Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education. November 12, 2017. (Window Rock, Arizona).
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Navajo Nation: Transfer of Navajo District to the Department of Diné Education, Newspaper Article. Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation. Published Navajo Times. (Window Rock, Arizona).
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Owning Our Own Vision: State of Navajo Nation, PowerPoint. Diné College, Navajo Nation. (Tsaile, Arizona).
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Bureau of Indian Education and Department of Diné Education FERPA Data Assurances Checklist. Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education. (Window Rock, Arizona).
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Communication Plan. Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education. (Window Rock, Arizona).
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Bureau of Indian Education Teacher Equity Plan. U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Education, 2015 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (Washington, DC).
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Bureau of Indian Education Strategic Plan U.S. Department of Interior, , Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy and Joe Herrin, Ed.D. FY 2016 U.S. Department of Education Budget, U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Education, Washington, DC. Website: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/budget/appropriations/2016/upload/FY2016_IA_Greenbook.pdf (See Pages 241 to 269)
Greyeyes, Wendy S. BIE Senior Leadership: BIE Tribal Capacity Building Initiatives Impact and Plan Forward. U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Education, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Native Languages Impact: Bureau of Indian Education Principal’s Survey, PowerPoint. Bureau of Indian Education Native Language Summit, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy and Maureen Lesky. National Policy Memorandum: BIE Native Languages, Policy. Bureau of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. U.S. Department of Interior, Blueprint for Reform Tribal Consultation Report on six national consultations, Bureau of Indian Education Reorganization, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy and Kristen Kruger. BIE Reorganization Overview for Tribal Consultation, PowerPoint. Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. BIE Reorganization Tribal Consultation Booklet. Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy, Adrienne Moss, Don Yu, Monty Roessel, and Kris Sarri. BIE Reorganization Congressional Reprogramming Letter and QFRs. Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Federal Register: Sovereignty in Indian Education Grant, Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Federal Register: Tribal Education Department Grant, Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy and Greg Anderson. BIE Central Office Workflow Analysis. Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Interior, Washington, DC.
Greyeyes, Wendy, Sethalene Roanhorse, Darrick Franklin, Tammy Benally. 2010-2011 Adequate Yearly Progress Report on Navajo Schools. Office of Educational Research and Statistics, Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ
Greyeyes, Wendy, Sethalene Roanhorse, Darrick Franklin, Tammy Benally. 2010-2011 Navajo Schools Reauthorization Booklet. Office of Educational Research and Statistics, Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ
Greyeyes, Wendy S. FERPA Memorandum of Agreement between New Mexico Public Education Department and Navajo Nation. Office of Educational Research and Statistics, Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ
Greyeyes, Wendy S. FERPA Memorandum of Agreement between Bureau of Indian Education and Navajo Nation. Office of Educational Research and Statistics, Navajo Nation Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Navajo Nation Government Reform Project: Contemporary Overview. Diné Policy Institute, Office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ
Greyeyes, Wendy S. 2021 President Biden Transition Recommendations: NIEA Advocacy Committee. Developed First Draft. January 21, 2021.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. NIEA Certificate Program. NIEA Advocacy Committee. Main Author. March 1, 2021.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. IEAC Advisement Tribal Educational Organization Opportunities. Main author. May 12, 2020.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. IEAC Bylaws Revision. Main Author. June 16, 2021
Greyeyes, Wendy S. IEAC Bylaws PowerPoint. Main Author. June 16, 2021
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Legislative Analysis of Martinez/Yazzie Legislative Analysis. Primary Author. June 10, 2021.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Post-Summit Report on the Yazzie/Martinez Ruling. Co-Author. May 15, 2020.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. All Pueblo Council of Governor’s Resolution 2019-34 for Doctoral Degree, November 21, 2019.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. All Pueblo Council of Governor’s PowerPoint for Doctoral Degree, November 21, 2019.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Petition for the Native American Studies Degree (n=438), Nizhoni Day’s Powwow, April 28, 2019.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Support for the Native American Studies Degree Survey (n=114) Report, American Indian Studies Association (AISA) Conference, February 6-8, 2019.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. 2019 Draft of Doctoral Degree Proposal. Developed First Draft. Native American Studies, May 1, 2019.
Other – Documentaries
Greyeyes, Wendy S. and Hondo Louis. What Culture Means to Me: Moccasin Making Workshop Documentary. Available at: https://vimeo.com/265662771
Greyeyes, Wendy S. and Hondo Louis. What Culture Means to Me: Skirt Making Workshop Documentary. Available at: https://vimeo.com/268042007
Greyeyes, Wendy S. and Hondo Louis. Cultural Grit: A Story of Kayenta. Available at: https://vimeo.com/242968146 Password: grit
Greyeyes, Wendy S. and Hondo Louis. “Cultural Grit: A Community Unites for Their Future”. Documentary screened at 2017 Kayenta Symposium.
Other – Newspaper Articles
Greyeyes, Wendy S. U.S. Indian Policy Repeated in Iraq, Should We Be Fighting? Navajo Times Article, November 3, 2005.
Other – Book Reviews
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Book Review. American Indian Quarterly. Pedro Vallejo and Vincent Werito, eds. Transforming Diné Education: Innovations in Pedagogy and Practice. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2022.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Native Nations and U.S. Borders: Challenges to Indigenous Culture, Citizenship, and Security. Eds. Starks, Rachel Rose, Jen McCormack, and Stephen Cornell. Tucson, AZ: Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, 2011.
Other – Websites
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Diné Education website.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. American Indian Studies Association (AISA) website.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Diné Studies Conference Inc. website
Other – Podcasts
Greyeyes, Wendy, Lloyd L. Lee, Tiffany S. Lee, Leola Paquin, Myla Vicenti Carpio, and Maia Rodriguez. “54 years of UNM’s Native American Studies”, NAS-TEA Podcast, Spotify, November 2024.
Available on Apple podcast. Book talks are available on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dinecollege8323/videos
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Renee Watchman, Restoring Relations Through Stories: From Dinétah to Denendah book talk and podcast interview: Hane’tonomy, April 18, 2024.
Greyeyes, Wendy S. David Wilkins, Diné Bibeehaz’áanii: A Handbook of Navajo Government (1987) book talk and podcast interview: Diné Bibeehaz’áanii, March 7, 2024
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Rex Lee Jim, Saad Lá Tah Hózhóón book talk and podcast interview: Są'áh Naagháí Bik'eh Hózhóó (SNBH), February 27, 2024
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Jennifer Denetdale, Reclaiming Diné History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita book talk and podcast interview: Putting Diné Into Diné Studies, January 30, 2024
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Ezra Rosser, A Nation Within: Navajo Land and Economic Development book talk and podcast interview: The Misfortune of Bilaagaana Economics, December 5, 2023
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Andrew Curley, Carbon Sovereignty: Coal, Development, and Energy Transition in the Navajo Nation book talk and podcast interview: On the Backs of Navajo Miners, November 21, 2023
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Lloyd L. Lee, Nihikéyah: Navajo Homelands book talk and podcast interview: United Nations October 24, 2023
Greyeyes, Wendy S. Charles Monty Roessel and Karla Britton, Podcast Interview: Coming Home, September 11, 2024
Presentations at Professional Meetings
2025
“Centering Collective Well-being in Curricular Transformation”, Co-Panelist with Dr. Leola Paquin, Dr. Lloyd L. Lee, Dr. Myla Vicenti Carpio, Dr. Maia Rodriguez, Kyle Harvey, and Dr. Wendy Greyeyes. Center for Teaching and learning Conference, University of New Mexico. April 7, 2025.
“Welcome Opening”, 4th Ethnic Studies and Community Townhall, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. March 29, 2025.
“Results of the New Mexico Native American Capstone and Graduation Profile Study: Leveraging Edu-Local Goals and Values”, EdUprising Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 8, 2025.
2024
“The Yazzie Case: Building a Public Education System for Our Indigenous Future”, Dulce Independent Schools, Dulce, New Mexico, December 4, 2024.
“The Yazzie Case: Building a Public Education System for Our Indigenous Future”, Southwest Indian Foundation/Gallup Cultural Center, Gallup, New Mexico, November 19, 2024.
“Getting Things Done: Building a Civic Conscious Generation of Learners”, POWER Teaching Conference: Empowering Students through Holistic and Inclusive Learning Design Conference, San Juan College and Fort Lewis College, Farmington, New Mexico, September 7, 2024.
Rethinking Níhi Kéyah Consciousness: Defying Lateral Animosities and Bureaucratic Mazes of Homesite Lease Living. Women In Ranching, Page Public Library, Page, Arizona. October 26, 2024.
“We Write to Say We Exist, We Write to Be Believed: Building Believable Community Engaged Scholarship”, Lightening Lounge, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 16, 2024.
Results of the New Mexico Native American Capstone and Graduation Profile Study: Leveraging Edu-Local Goals and Values, Co-Presented with Dr. Kim Lanoy-Sandoval and Dr. Lisa Harmon-Martinez, National Indian Education Association, Palm Springs, California, October 11, 2024.
“The Yazzie Case: Building a Public Education System for Our Indigenous Future”, Farmington Municipal Schools, Farmington, New Mexico, October 3, 2024.
A History of the Navajo Land Back Movement, Diné Landback Symposium (Organizer) and Presenter, Nits’áá dóó ídahwiil’aah Fellow, Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona, April 26, 2024.
Women Skirt Making Workshop, Native American Studies Faculty, March 13, 2024.
Women Skirt Making Workshop, Co-Presented with Shereena Baker and Alicia Gallegos, Women’s History Month, University of New Mexico Taos, Taos, New Mexico, March 8, 2024.
“The Shifting Tides of Navajo Women’s Clothing: Reclaiming the Tłaakał”, Co-Presented with Shereena Baker and Alicia Gallegos, Women’s History Month, University of New Mexico Taos, Taos, New Mexico, March 8, 2024.
Overview of Indian Education Policies, Diné Empowerment - Voices for Equity in Education, One Generation - TIDES Center, Shiprock, New Mexico, February 10, 2024.
Keynote Speaker, NAU & Tribal College and University Faculty Exchange Program. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, February 1, 2024.
The Yazzie Case: Building a Public Education for Our Indigenous Future Booktalk, EdUprising Conference, Focused Future Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 12, 2024.
“Researching While Navajo: What it means to conduct research on the Navajo Nation” Diné College Faculty Presentation and Research Collaboration Survey, January 12, 2024.
2023
The Yazzie Case: Building a Public Education for Our Indigenous Future Booktalk, Farmington Municipal Schools, Farmington, New Mexico, December 7, 2023.
2022
A History of Navajo Education: Disentangling Our Sovereign Body. Book Talk. Labriola National American Indian Data Center, Arizona State University, April 7, 2022.
A History of Navajo Education: Disentangling Our Sovereign Body. Book Talk. Indigenous Pedagogies Speaker Series “Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Education: Implications for Teaching and Teacher Education, University of Arizona, March 17, 2022.
A Community Based Policy Framework: Providing Tools for the Native Policy Maker. American Indian Studies Association Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, March 3, 2022.
Roundtable Discussion on the Studies in Indigenous Community Building. Co-Presenter Dr. Lloyd L. Lee. American Indian Studies Association Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, March 4, 2022.
2018
State Education Agency: Diné Education Movement, 2018 Legislative Conference, Diné BiOlta School Board Association, Inc. Albuquerque, New Mexico. December 14, 2018.
TEDNA Survey Results for 2018. Sovereignty and Leadership Regional Conference, Tribal Education Department’s National Assembly Regional Conference, Suquamish, WA. November 15, 2018.
A Policy Analysis of Five-Years of Educational Tribal Consultations. Education and Tribal Consultation Regional Conference, Tribal Education Department’s National Assembly Regional Conference, Santa Ana, New Mexico. August 3-4, 2018.
A Comparison of Teacher Equity Plans for New Mexico, Arizona, and the Bureau of Indian Education. Pollen Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. June 20, 2018.
The Roots of Disciplinary Action on Navajo Nation. Co-presentation Dr. Delores Greyeyes. Na’alkaah: The Path of Diné Education Research Conference, Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ. June 7-8, 2018
The Pathway to State Education Agency: Department of Diné Education’s Movement for Educational Sovereignty. Na’alkaah: The Path of Diné Education Research Conference, Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ. June 7-8, 2018
Overview of State Education Agency. Diné Bi ‘Olta ‘O’o’aah, Navajo Treaty and Education, Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ. May 31, 2018.
Warrior Twins versus the Sun God(s): Navajo Nation's Pursuit to be a State Education Agency, Community Building Panel, Native American Studies Indigenous Association, Los Angeles, CA. April 18, 2018.
American Indian Faculty and Teaching. Faculty Panel, Indigenous Research Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, April 26, 2018
Recognizing the Contribution of NAS in the Ethnic Studies Movement. Ethnic Studies Panel, Martin Luther King Series, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. April 4, 2018
The Threat of Tribal Nation Creationism: The Roots of Local Resistance to Tribal State Craft. Viola Cordova Memorial Presentation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. March 22, 2018
Education Policy on the Navajo Nation. Office of the President/Vice President, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona. January 18, 2018.
Building a Legacy of Cultural Grit and Survival: Interviews with Kayenta Youth and Elders. Application to Navajo Nation Institutional Review Board, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona,. January 16, 2018.
2017
Holding Tribal Sovereignty Accountable: The Constraints of Tribal Education Organizational Design. Extension for Manuscript Submission to Navajo Nation Institutional Review Board, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona. December 19, 2017.
The Pathway to State Education Agency: Department of Diné Education’s Movement for Educational Sovereignty. DODE Strategic Planning Meeting, Window Rock, Arizona, November 29-30, 2017.
Results of the Kayenta Community Survey. Navajo Studies Symposium, Monument Valley High School, Kayenta, Arizona. October 27, 2017.
The Pathway to State Education Agency: Department of Diné Education’s Movement for Educational Sovereignty. National Indian Education Association, Orlando, Florida, 10/5/2017
Preliminary Results of the Kayenta Community Survey. Kayenta Township Meeting, Kayenta, Arizona. August 25, 2017.
Preliminary Results of the Kayenta Community Survey. School Board Meeting, Kayenta Boarding School, Kayenta, Arizona, 7/11/2017
Preliminary Results of the Kayenta Community Survey. School Board Meeting, Kayenta Unified School District, Kayenta, Arizona, 7/19/2017
Preliminary Results of the Kayenta Community Survey. Kayenta Chapter House Meeting, Kayenta Chapter, Kayenta, Arizona, 7/19/2017
The Geo-Institutional Iron Grip on Navajo Education: The Production of Knowledge Through 40 years of Navajo Education Dissertations. NALE Cohort, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. August 18, 2017.
The Pathway to State Education Agency: Department of Diné Education’s Movement for Educational Sovereignty. DODE Program Manager’s Meeting, Flagstaff, Arizona, 6/7/2017
Navajo Language Policy Recommendations from the 2015 Navajo Studies Conference. Navajo Language Summit, Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona. May 22-24, 2017.
The Geo-Institutional Iron Grip on Navajo Education: The Production of Knowledge Through 40 years of Navajo Education Dissertations. American Indian Education Research Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 4/27/2017
Holding Tribal Sovereignty Accountable: The Constraints of Tribal Education Organizational Design. Decolonizing Education Panel. American Indian Studies Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, February 2-3, 2017.
2016
“For Our People: Getting the data, controlling the data, using the data, and protecting the data”. Sihasin Data Summit, Diné Policy Institute, Diné College, Shiprock, NM. July 12, 2016
Teacher Equity Plan for the Bureau of Indian Education. Teach for America, Washington, DC. May 12, 2016.
2013
Tribal FERPA Agreement Overview. Northwest Listening Session, Bureau of Indian Education, Seattle, WA. November 2013
2012
From Cradle to Career: A Life in Numbers. Navajo Nation Education Summit, Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, Arizona. November 17, 2012.
Navajo Research Agenda: Overview of Navajo Education Dissertations and Their Recommendations. Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium (NNTEC), Salt Lake City, UT. April 2012
Tribal FERPA Agreement Overview. Tribal Education Departments National Assembly, Oklahoma City, OK. November 2012
2011
Navajo Research Agenda: Overview of Navajo Education Dissertations and Their Recommendations. National Indian Education Association, San Diego, CA. October 2011.
Youth Leadership Panel. Navajo Studies Conference, Navajo Technical College, Crownpoint, NM. October 14, 2011.
Contributions of Native Americans in Chicago to the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series, Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, IL. January 14, 2011.
2008
American Indians Doing Democracy: A Study of Social Movements During the Allotment Era. Panel of American Indian Scholars. American Sociology Association, Boston, MA. August 7, 2008.
2008
Homeless American Indian Men in Oakland, CA. American Indian Urban Experiences Colloquium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. April 23, 2003.
Research Funding
Project Title: Diné Reader for Students titled the History of our Navajo Lands
Principal Investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding Organization: McCune Foundation Grant Application
Funding Opportunity No. Proposal No: 2006
Submitted September 13, 2024
Project Title: Navajo Preparatory School Oral History Project
Principal Investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding Organization: National Endowment for the Humanities Cultural and Community Resilience Funding Opportunity No. 20240521-PN
Submitted May 24, 2024
Project Title: New Mexico Land Acknowledgement Project
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: Center for Regional Studies (CRS)
08/01/2021 to 7/30/2023; $10,000
Project Title: Diné Book Talks
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: Western Sky Community Care
01/01/2020 to 8/30/2021; $3,500
Project Title: Community Voices from New Mexico
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: Institute for American Indian Research
9/1/2021: Withdrawn by PI
Project Title: Diné Virtual Talk Series
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: W.K. Kellogg Corporate Grant
01/01/2020 to 8/30/2021; $10,000
Project Title: RAC Grant Resubmission, University of New Mexico
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: Research Allocations Committee
Fall 2019: Denied
Project Title: RAC Grant, University of New Mexico
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: Research Allocations Committee
Spring 2019: Denied
Project Title: Diné Youth and Elder Alliance
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: First Nations Development
6/1/2017 to 7/1/2018; $20,000
Project Title: 2018 Viola Cordova Symposium
Principal investigator(s): Lloyd Lee, Tiffany Lee, Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: Center for Regional Studies
11/2017 to 5/2018; $5,000
Project Title: Researching the DODE State Education Agency Plan
Principal investigator: Tommy Lewis, Jr.
Funding organization: U.S. Department of Interior
6/1/2017 to 12/30/2018; $350,000
Project Title: State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Pilot Grant
Principal investigator: Wendy S. Greyeyes
Funding organization: U.S. Department of Interior
6/1/2010 to 10/30/2011; $357,347
Project Title: Administration of Native Americans Grant (Unfunded)
Principal investigator: Dr. Ancita Benally
Funding organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10/1/2012 to 9/30/2015; $375,000
Dissertation Committees
Annalise Nez, Content Expert, College of Doctoral Studies, Grand Canyon University, 2025.
Kamille Williams, External Reader, Education, Fielding Graduate University, Expected date, May 2025.
Genevieve Begay; Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University; Expected date of Ph.D. proposal defense, May 2025
Michael Ann Carroll (in progress); Expected date of Ph.D., May 2023
Roz Carroll; Ph.D., December 2021
Masters Advisement
Desmond Tippeconnie; M.A., May 2025
Taylor Strickland; M.A., Expected May 2024
Michelle Kellywood; M.A., Expected 2023
Luke Brunettoburd; M.A., May 2023
Alizabeth Candler; M.A., May 2023
Eileen Mitchell; M.A., May 2023
Zunneh-bah Martinez; M.A., May 2021
Nicholas Hardy, Expected May 2020
Micha Dayzie Bitsinnie; M.A. June 2020
Albert Abeita, M.A., December 2020
Classroom Teaching
2024 Fall; Project of Excellence; NATV 590
2024 Fall; Building Native Nations; NATV 480
2024 Fall; Gender and Indigenous Leadership; NATV 530
2024 Spring; Project of Excellence; NATV 590
2024 Spring; Diné Place-based Knowledge, Geography; NIS 455.42, Diné College
2024 Spring; Senior Capstone Course; NIS 495.44, Diné College
2023 Fall; Project of Excellence; NATV 590
2023 Summer; Educational Leadership in a Democratic Society; LEAD 501-001
2023 Spring; Project of Excellence; NATV 590
2023 Spring; Native American Policy and Community Building; NATV 555
2023 Spring; Tribal Government; NATV 325 (1H)
2023 Spring; Internship; NATV 352
2022 Fall; Project of Excellence; NATV 590
2022 Fall; Intro to Native American Studies “Federal Indian Boarding Schools”; NATV 1150 (Dual Credit)
2022 Fall; Indigenous Nations and Sustainable Communities Seminar; NATV 550
2022 Fall; Internship; NATV 352
2022 Fall; Issues in Contemporary Native Leadership; NATV 535
2022 Summer; Building Native Nations; NATV 480
2022 Spring; Native American Policy and Community Building; NATV 555
2022 Spring; Indigenous Community Approaches to Restorative Justice; NATV 522
2022 Spring; Individual Study; NATV 351
2022 Spring; Internship; NATV 352
2021 Fall; Indigenous Nations Sustainable Community Seminar; NATV 550
2021 Fall; Introduction to Native American Studies; NATV 1150
2021 Fall; Individual Study; NATV 351
2021 Fall; Independent Study; NATV 352
2021 Spring (2h); Building Native Nations; NATV 480; Golden Paw Award
2021 Spring; Native American Policy and Community Building; NATV 555
2021 Spring; NAS Internship; NATV 352
2021 Spring; NAS Independent Study; NATV 351
2020 Fall; Tribal Government; NATV 325; 29 students
2020 Fall; Issues in Contemporary Native Leadership; NATV 535
2020 Fall; Project of Excellence; NATV 590
2020 Spring; Native American Policy and Community Building
2020 Spring; Building Native Nations; NATV 480
2020 Spring; Internship; NATV 351
2020 Spring; Project of Excellence
2019 Spring; Native American Policy and Community Building; NATV 555
2019 Spring (2h); Research Methods in Native American Contexts; NATV 300
2018 Fall (2h); Building Native Nations; NATV 480
2018 Fall (1h); Tribal Government; NATV 325
2018 Spring (OSYNC); Social & Econ Imp of Fed Indian Law; NATV 450
2018 Spring (2h); Socio Political Concepts in NAS; NATV 250
2018 Spring (1h); Introduction to NAS; NATV 150
2017 Fall; Introduction to NAS; NATV 150
2017 Fall (OSYNC); Tribal Government; NATV 325
2017 Fall; Internship; NATV 352
2017 Spring; Introduction to NAS; NATV 150
2017 Spring (OSYNC); Social & Econ Imp of Fed Indian Law; NATV 450
2017 Spring; Internship; NATV 352
2016 Fall; Introduction to NAS; NATV 150
2010 Spring Quarter; Liberalism and Violence; SOSC 11300; Teaching Intern, Social Science Collegiate Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Winter Quarter; Liberalism and Its Discontents; SOSC 11200; Teaching Intern, Social Science Collegiate Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2001 Spring; California Indian Gaming Initiatives; Ethnic Them Teaching Associate, Muwekma Tah Ruk, Stanford University
Professional Development for Teaching
Cohort Member, Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences & Humanities (FRESSH), SY 2023-2024.
Canvas Migration Bootcamp, Center for Teaching and Learning.
Backward Design Course, Center for Teaching and Learning.
COVID-19 Course Design Institute (Level 2), Center for Teaching and Learning.
Online Teaching Bootcamp, Managed Online Programs (MOPs).
Teaching Workshop, Dr. Lloyd Lee, Presidential Teaching Fellow.
“Get Set, Reset” Orientation, Center for Teaching and Learning.
University level
Member, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, University of New Mexico, October 2024 to June 2025.
Search Chair, Faculty Search, Native American Studies Department, October 2024 to May 2025.
Member, College Junior Promotion and Tenure Committee, University of New Mexico. December 2024.
Faculty Liaison, UNM Taos, Curriculum and Mentoring Team for "Extending Humanities Pathways: A CNM and UNM Partnership for Innovation and Success". Funded by Mellon Foundation, SY 2023-202.
Faculty Search, Native American Studies Department, October 2021 to Present.
Organizer, Ethnic Studies Town Hall, June 8, 2019; December 14, 2019; January 16, 2021.
Co-Editor with Dr. Lloyd Lee, Studies in Indigenous Community Building, University of New Mexico Press, 06/2020-present.
Revision to UNM Land Acknowledgement, Native American Faculty Council (NAFC)
Faculty Advisor, Kiva Club, August 2021 to Present.
Seamstress, Masks for Faculty and Students, March 2020 to December 2020.
Faculty Advisor, UNM Native American Alumni Chapter, March 2017 to Present.
Doctoral Program Proposal Development, Native American Studies, January 2019 to present.
NAS Strategic Plan Development, Native American Studies, Fall 2019 to present
Masters Proposal Development, Native American Studies, August 2016 to December 2017.
Revised Alumni Survey for Native American Studies with Faculty, November 2018 to present, Native American Studies.
Establishment of the UNM Native American Alumni Chapter, March 2017 to November 2018, UNM Alumni Association.
Scholarship Application Review of NAS Students, Annual Review, Native American Studies Department.
Faculty Panel, 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 2018.
Rubric for Native American Studies along with Leola Tsinnijinnie, September 2017 to March 2018, Native American Studies, University College
Fundraising, Concession Stand at Striking Eagle Native American Invitational, Native American Studies Faculty, December 2016.
Alumni Survey for Native American Studies with Faculty, October 2016 to February 2017, Native American Studies (Results presented at the American Indian Studies Association Conference on February 5, 2017)
Faculty Panel, “What does NAS Mean to You”, NATV 150: Introduction to Native American Studies, October 2016.
State and Tribal
Chair, Indian Education Advisory Council, New Mexico Public Education Department. February 2023 to April 2024.
Chair, Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission, Navajo Nation. October 2024 to September 2028.
Reader Reports
Anonymous. “What We Owe the Navajo” for Taylor and Francis. May 1, 2025.
Anonymous. "Restoring Our Tomorrow: Planning For Who We Are" for AlterNative. March 5, 2025.
Ezra Rosser. A Nation Within. Southwestern Law Review. July 15, 2022.
Anonymous. Creating Zones of Linguistic Sovereignty: The Title VI Indian Education policy as a pathway for Diné Language reclamation. Journal of American Indian Education. July 1, 2022.
Ezra Rosser. A Nation Within. Law and Political Economy Blog. June 1, 2022.
Andy Nez. Leadership and Multiple Genders: The Experience of Navajo Gay Leaders. Dissertation Proposal. December 10, 2018.
Delores Greyeyes. A Perspective of Navajo Adult Prisoners on their experiences: from school to prison. Dissertation. April 28, 2018.
Andrew Curley. T’áá hwó ají t’éego: the moral economy of the Navajo coal worker in the extension of the Navajo coal industry. Draft Article for Journal Submission. March 7, 2018.
Charles Roessel. Self Determination is a School Improvement Strategy. Draft Article for Journal Submission. June 12, 2017.
Anonymous. Tonto: America’s Most Famous Fiction Indian. Draft Manuscript for Routledge Historical Americans Series. May 10, 2017. American Journal of Sociology. Draft Article for Publication. July 6, 2011.
Students Mentoring
Luke Brunettoburd; Masters Graduate Student, 2021 Cohort, Native American Studies.
Alizabeth Candler; Masters Graduate Student, 2021 Cohort, Native American Studies.
Eileen Mitchell; Masters Graduate Student, 2021 Cohort, Native American Studies.
Zunneh-bah Martinez; Masters Graduate Student, 2020 Cohort, Native American Studies.
Michelle Kellywood, Mentor, Masters Graduate student, 2019 Cohort, Native American Studies.
Micha Dayzie Bitsinnie, Mentor, Masters Graduate student, 2018 Cohort, Native American Studies.
Albert Abeita, Mentor, Masters Graduate student, 2018 Cohort, Native American Studies.
Community and Regional
Chair, Indian Education Advisory Council, February 2023 to present.
Chair, Bylaws Review Committee, New Mexico Public Education Department Indian Education Advisory Council (January 2020 to April 2021).
Lead Consultant, Tribal Education Department Consulting Group, Navajo Nation’s Department of Diné Education (August 2016 to December 2021).
Researcher, Sovereignty in Indian Education, Navajo Nation’s Department of Diné Education (August 2016 to December 2018).
President, Diné Studies Conference, Inc (non-profit), October 2017 to present.
Secretary, Diné Studies Conference, Inc (non-profit), April 2010 to October 2017.
Committee, Navajo Language Summit, Diné College, May 2017.
Organizer, Native Language Summit, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque, NM, November 2015.
Organizer, Navajo Education Summit, Department of Diné Education, Window Rock, AZ, November 2012
Regional, National and International
President, American Indian Studies Association (February 2022 to February 2023).
Co-Chair, National Indian Education Association Advocacy Committee (January 2021 to July 2021).
Research, Tribal Education Department National Assembly (December 2019 to August 2021).
Member, University of New Mexico’s Institute of American Indian Education, College of Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 2020.
Member, New Mexico Indian Education Advisory Council, New Mexico Public Education Department, December 2019.
Regional Planning Committee, Phoenix, Arizona, Tribal Education Department National Assembly (TEDNA) Regional Conference, May 2019.
Regional Planning Committee, Suquamish, Washington, Tribal Education Department National Assembly (TEDNA) Regional Conference, November 2018.
Professional Associations
Member, American Indian Studies Association
Member, American Sociological Association
Member, Midwestern Association Public Opinion Research
Member, National Indian Education Association
Tribune, Residential Council, International House, 2007-2008
Member, Native American Student Association, University of Chicago, 2005-2008