03/10/2026
During Women’s History Month 💞✨, we celebrate the life of Dr. Louva Dahozy, a revered community leader and lifelong advocate for the well-being of the Diné people.
Dr. Dahozy dedicated her life as a health educator, knowledge keeper, and voting rights activist. In her 99 years, she worked to:
🪶 Procure funding for radio stations in Diné Bizaad to continue both health education and language preservation,
🪶 Establish the first Navajo homemakers’ radio program, a decade long program, which emphasized how nutrition and healthy food bring healing,
🪶 Volunteer to record hours of oral history and traditional knowledge in partnership with Diné College and Winona State University. This footage is archived at the Navajo Nation Museum,
🪶 Develop 4-H clubs to shared her passion and knowledge for agriculture and animal stewardship for all, but especially children,
🪶 Found the National Indian Council on Aging and institutionalized the Navajo Nation Council on Aging,
🪶 Author the first Navajo Illustrated Cookbook using both native and commodity foods, and
🪶 Co-found the North American Indian Women’s Association and led as its first national chairwoman.
Dr. Louva Dahozy was not only a matriarch of the Diné, but also in the world of Public Health until her passing in January 2026.
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