Nicole Horseherder is Diné from Black Mesa, of the Navajo Nation. Horseherder is Co-Founder and Director of the grassroots organization Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA, “Sacred Water Speaks”) where she began her work as an interpreter and community organizer. She has led campaigns against coal and new fossil fuel development for the Navajo Nation.
Today, TNA is primarily focused on advocating for a just, equitable transition for the Navajo Nation. Horseherder is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Resources Studies and a Master of Arts in Linguistics from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada.