WAHLEAH AND ENEI

Indigenous Leaders Enei Begaye and Wahleah Johns address the crowds at Power Shift '09.

Enei Begaye is of the Diné (Navajo) & Tohono O'odham Nations.Enei is a recognized advocate of Indigenous Peoples rights, youth, and the environment. Enei has been working with grassroots organizations and communities within the local, national and international arenas for many years now.

Wahleah is a Dine-Navajo living on the Navajo Reservation in Forest Lake, Arizona. Co-founder of Black Mesa Water Coalition, she works to protect the local groundwater supply, the sole source of the area's drinking water, which is currently being depleted for mining purposes.

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