Bennion Workshop - Public Keynote Address

The keynote address is provided by a notable scholar and takes place one evening during the workshop. The keynote is free and open to the public.

Charlotta Lacy

Charlotta Lacy is of the Big Water clan, born into the Red House people clan within the Navajo (Diné) nation. Her maternal grandfathers are the Black Streak Wood people, and her paternal grandfathers are the Mud people.

As a child, she was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation. Charlotta has worked as a Reading Interventionist for Blanding Elementary. She also taught full-time as a Heritage Language teacher at Albert R. Lyman Middle School and San Juan High School in Blanding, Utah. Currently, she is working as a full-time Navajo translator. She enjoys teaching the Navajo language, culture, history, government, and the traditions of her Diné people.