Elisha V. Charley, a Nihok’aa Diyin Dine’e (holy surface people), grew up in Dennehotso, AZ, in the northern region of the Navajo Nation. Her clans are the Folded Arms People clan, born for the Start of the Red Streak people clan, her maternal grandfather is from the Water Edge People clan, and her paternal grandfather is from the Red Running into the Water People clan. Charley’s research is deeply rooted in Diné place-based knowledge and guided by Indigenous Planning frameworks. She centers dialogic practices that advocate for Navajo housing data justice and critically examine Navajo land use conditions. She explores Indigenous-led participatory housing development models and incremental approaches to homebuilding within the Navajo Nation. She is currently engaged in her doctoral studies in Urban Planning at Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Her research is dedicated to advancing scholarship in Native American housing and land use. In addition, she holds the position of Clinical Professor at The Design School at ASU in Tempe, Arizona.