Darrien Benally
Darrien Benally (She/Her) is Diné (Navajo) from Flagstaff, Arizona. Darrien is an NAU alum, holding a B.S. in Applied Indigenous Studies and a M.A. in Communication. Darrien is the Communications and Outreach Manager for the Colorado Plateau Foundation, where she combines her skills in environmental communication and community engagement. In her personal life, Darrien enjoys spending time outdoors in Northern Arizona.
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Petroglyphs are images etched into stone. They’re created by carving away the darker top layer of the rock face to reveal a lighter surface underneath and they can offer clues to centuries of environmental change. -
Navajo and other Indigenous peoples have inhabited the Colorado Plateau for many lifetimes, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the region’s tourist economy. Less than 1% of registered river guides in the United States are Indigenous. The first Navajo-owned river guiding company on the Navajo Nation is working to change that.
