About
Breanna Lameman
A fifth-generational Diné farmer rooted in Shiprock, Diné Bikéyah
Clan Introduction
Yá’át’ééh shik’éí dóó shidine’é.
Shí éí Breanna Lameman yinishyé.
Táchii’nii Nishłį́.
Nidáá Diné Bashishchiin.
Bit’ahnii dashicheii.
Tódích’íí’nii dashinalí.
Ákót’éego diné asdzáán nishłí.
Tsé Bit’ a’í déé’ naashá.
Greetings; hello; my family; my relatives; my friends.
My name is Breanna Lameman
I am of the Red Running into Water Clan, my mother’s clan.
I am born for the Corn People Clan, my father’s clan.
My maternal grandfather is Within his/her Cover Clan.
My paternal grandfather is the Bitter Water Clan.
This is how I introduce myself as a Diné women.
I am from Shiprock, New Mexico.
As a fifth-generational Diné farmer rooted in Shiprock, Diné Bikéyah, my ancestors have resided and planted here since our creation. I was raised in Shiprock by my grandmother and mother. They have passed down these teachings of growing our traditional foods, foraging food while having respect and reverence for land, water, air, fire, and all living beings and deities. My life has evolved around the land, water, and growing food.
My area of research is the nexus of Indigenous health, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance, and food, water, and energy systems. I truly believe in my work and how these areas of research interconnect and intersect due to the need to preserve, protect, and strengthen Indigenous knowledge and practices that have always sustained us and the land. In my life’s work, I’m working towards regenerating Indigenous food sovereignty, particularly in my own community of Diné Bikéyah, to adapt our food systems to using modern agriculture technology such as hydroponics while using Diné epistemologies and axiology to guide us. Part of reclaiming control over our food systems is practicing self-determination to heal and sustain our future generations.
