Davina Smith
Co-Chair
Davina Smith is a member of the Navajo Nation, originally from Monument Valley, Utah. Appointed to the Coalition by President Buu Nygren to represent the Navajo Nation’s perspectives, she currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition. She belongs to the Ta’chii’ nii (Red Running into the Water) clan and is born to the Ta’ baa ha’ (Edgewater) clan.
Davina is with the National Parks Conservation Association as the Organizer/Tribal Coordinator, focusing on assisting with the protection of cultural landscapes in southwestern to southeastern Utah. Her efforts also support the development of a proposal to protect the area between Hovenweep, Canyons of the Ancients, Bears Ears, and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments.
Davina’s personal mission is to advocate for Native families in both her rural and urban communities and to preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of ancestral Native American lands to benefit and bring healing to people and the Earth. She holds board positions with Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners and KUER and is the CEO of Haseya Native Initiatives LLC.
