Amber Renee Archie,

Amber is a member of the Navajo tribe of Arizona; she is of the Towering House clan, was born for the Black Streak Wood clan, and is from Pinon, Arizona, located within northern Arizona and within the central areas of the Navajo Nation. She is a post-baccalaureate research fellow in the Research and Mentoring for Post-Baccalaureates (RaMP) program at Northern Arizona University. In 2022, she earned a dual degree from NAU, graduating with a BS in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and a BA in Sociocultural Anthropology. Amber’s research interests encompass ethnobotany, botany, ecological restoration, biological conservation, and traditional ecological knowledge. Currently, her fellowship research project focuses on wind erosion mitigation and dryland restoration. This initiative involves the propagation and transplantation of various native grass and forb species on the lands of the Navajo Nation.

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