Nizhoni began her work at the Climate Science Alliance in 2022 as a Climate Resilience Intern, then returned to the team in 2024 as an Indigenous Stewardship Fellow. In Fall 2024, she transitioned to Climate Science Alliance staff as the Community Resilience Specialist.

Learn about Nizhoni's 2022 internship here.

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Yá’át’ééh (Hello). Nizhoni is a proud member of the Navajo Nation and grew up in Rough Rock, Arizona. After high school, she attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and graduated with her B.S. in natural resources with an emphasis on outdoor recreation management. She recently graduated with her master’s in natural resources. Her master’s work focused on understanding interpretative signage throughout the Southwest region's parks, national monuments, and recreational areas. She analyzed language usage in interpretive signage to see how various outdoor locations shared Indigenous histories and stories. 

She has worked on projects that span Indigenous food, water, climate, and energy systems. She is also passionate about increasing Native representation in outdoor recreation and STEM fields. She was a Udall, Gliman scholar and a Sequoyah Fellow of the American Indian Science Engineering Society (AISES).