Evangeline Parsons Yazzie

Dr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie is an Associate Professor of Navajo at Northern Arizona University. She obtained an MA in Bilingual Multicultural Education and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. Evangeline is a Navajo woman, originally from the community of Hardrock on the Navajo Reservation. As a means of acknowleding and honoring her deceased parents for their gift of language, culture-knowledge, and Navajo teachings, Evangeline teaches and writes on the behalf of elders, and encourages others to honor their elders.