Navajo Scholar Dr. Jennifer Denetdale Rewrites Diné History To Include Overlooked Leadership Roles Of Women - 8:09 am
Navajo scholar and historian Dr. Jennifer Denetdale looks deeper into Diné history to bring matriarchal leadership to the surface. Courtesy/NHS
NHS News:
CH’ÍHOOTSOOÍ, DINÉTAH, (WINDOW ROCK, NAVAJO NATION) Navajo historian Dr. Jennifer Denetdale rewrites Diné history to include the overlooked leadership roles of Diné women.
To her credit, Dr. Denetdale is a professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico (UNM), the Director of UNM’s Institute for American Indian Research, and the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission Chair. She’s also the first Dine person to have earned a Ph.D. in History.