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CHYENNE KLEMME

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ABOUT CHYENNE

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Chyenne Klemme (Diné) is a social and environmental justice advocate and writer from Page, Arizona. She earned a bachelor's degree in Social Justice and Environmental Studies and an MA in Indigenous Studies from Prescott College. Her career path is dedicated to community-centered organizations across the Four Corners region, with a primary focus on Native Youth engagement in the outdoors. Chyenne commits herself as a land and water protector in all she does, personally and professionally. Growing up in the Glen Canyon region, Chyenne spends her time walking the desert and rafting through its canyon rivers. She is an artist at heart, from writing and ceramics to decades of dance, she finds inspiration in the red rock that surrounds her. Chyenne aspires to live intentionally with all her relations.

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RECENT ENDEAVORS
 

Involvement

Film

Writing

  • Trip Lead for the Rising Leaders Program at the Grand Canyon Trust

  •  2026-2027 member of the Colorado River Indigenous Youth Advisory Council (CRIYAC) through the Tribal Partnership Program at the National Wildlife Foundation (NWF)

  • Steward for the National Indigenous Coalition on Hydropower (NICH)

  • Multi-day river guide for OARS Canyonlands 

  • Narrator and Co-writer for The River documentary, which received the Impact Award at the Boulder International Film Festival

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