Bree Lameman

Diné

Breanna Lameman is Diné from Shiprock, Diné Nation. She is a second-year PhD student at the University of Arizona in the health behaviors health promotion program with a focus in Indigenous food, water, and energy system (FEWS). She earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion from the UA. Her heart work and values are grounded in the land, Diné cultural teachings and the language, and lived experience.

She grew up caring for the land at a young age by reclaiming and revitalizing traditional agricultural techniques that ultimately led to a relationship with food and her ancestral foodways. With that relationship and understanding, she has come to recognize the interconnectedness and significance of her ancestral foods, the land, the water, the animals, and her community.

Breanna is a 2021 MIT Indigenous Communities Fellow, a 2024 Tribal Agriculture Fellow, a 2024 Native Nations Institute Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, and a 2024 NDN Collective Changemaker Fellow. Her research focus is on Indigenous food sovereignty, food security, Indigenous data sovereignty, environmental justice, and the nexus of Indigenous FEWS. She is committed to promoting, protecting, and preserving her Diné culture and language and Indigenous relatives through Indigenous methodologies.

Education

• University of Arizona – Bachelor of Science in Public Health
• University of Arizona – Master of Public Health

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