Shandiin is a proud member of the Navajo Nation from Monument Valley, Utah, and is dedicated to serving Indigenous communities through her legal career.

Shandiin co-founded the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund and served as Director of the Tse Bii Ndzisgaii Community Center, where she worked directly with community members to address urgent needs and long-term development.

At the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, she served as President of the Native American Law Students Association, Co-Leader of the Native Vote Election Protection Project, Associate Editor of the Law Journal for Social Justice, and an American Bar Association Democracy Fellow.

She externed with the Navajo Nation Department of Justice, the U.S. District Court for Arizona, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s Office of General Counsel, gaining firsthand experience in tribal, federal, and judicial legal systems.

Experience

Before law school, Shandiin earned a B.A. in Public Policy with a minor in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University, where she became the university’s first Native American Udall Scholar and was recognized with multiple leadership awards.