John RedhouseJohn Redhouse was born and raised in Farmington, New Mexico and
graduated from Farmington High School in 1969. He was a longtime Navajo
and Indian rights activist. Redhouse worked with the Indians Against
Exploitation in Gallup, N.. in 1972-1973 and the Coalition for Navajo
Liberation in Farmington in 1974. He was Associate Director of the
National Indian Youth Council in Albuquerque, N.M. from 1974 to 1978.
Redhouse also served on the City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board in 1978 and the New Mexico State Advisory
Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission in 1978-79. In
1979-1980, he worked with the American Indian Environmental Council in
Albuquerque; Reno, Nevada; and Flagstaff, Arizona. Redhouse was a writer
and consultant from 1981 to 1987. In 1988-1989, he worked with the
Tonantzin Land Institute in Albuquerque. Redhouse was a consultant from
1990 to 2012. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and a
U.S. Army veteran. Read More Read Less