Neena M. Shell, Navajo Nation
Dartmouth College
Tribal Public Policy
Neena is a second-year student and Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow at Dartmouth College. Double majoring in Native American and Indigenous studies and women, gender, and sexuality studies, she is an active member of Native Americans at Dartmouth and president of Dartmouth Classical Ballet Theatre. She is a research collaborator focusing on global Indigenous law, sovereignty, and land rights of the enduring conflict between the Mapuche-Williche, Chilean state, and a Norwegian state-owned company. Neena is interested in Federal Indian and Tribal law and plans to attend a Ph.D. program or law school to support the Navajo Nation. In her free time, Neena enjoys reading and baking.