Michelle Brown-Yazzie

Michelle Brown-Yazzie is a Native American attorney who serves as the Assistant Attorney General for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice Water Rights Unit. In this role, she works to protect the water rights of the Navajo Nation, advocating for the rights of the Nation's citizens and protecting the natural resources of the area.

Brown-Yazzie is a citizen of the Navajo Nation, as well as being of Oglala Lakota and Interior Salish and Kootenai descent. She has spent her career working with tribal communities, advancing the rights of Indigenous people and advocating for their legal rights.

Originally from NaʼNiilzhiin (Torreon, New Mexico, Brown-Yazzie is a part of the Táchiiʼnii Clan. Brown-Yazzie and her office is also working on the settlement process with the state of Arizona over water rights for the Navajo Nation.