Yá’át’ééh! Shí éí Chelsea Curtis yinishyé. Tódích’íí’nii nishłį, Bilagáana bashishchiin, Ta’neeszahnii dashicheii, Bilagáana dashinalí. My name is Chelsea and I’m a Diné journalist with more than five years of experience covering an array of local news topics in Arizona, and a particular interest in Indigenous communities and criminal justice issues. For a long time, I […]
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Chelsea Curtis (Diné) is a reporter at Arizona Luminaria. She is based in Chandler and covers the crisis of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, and Transgender People in Arizona. Her reporting is supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T). She previously covered criminal justice topics and breaking news as a reporter at The Arizona Republic and a wide range of community news at Today's News-Herald (Lake Havasu City) and the Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff). She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northern Arizona University. She has been a member of the Native American Journalists Association.