Lilian Hill

Biography

Lilian Hill leads the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute as Executive Director with a focus on growing HTPI's impact locally, regionally, and internationally. Lilian, along with her husband Jacobo, founded HTPI in 2004 as a way to develop community leadership and to provide opportunities for the Hopi community to develop sustainable solutions to the problems that exist on the Hopi reservation. In 2001, Lilian founded the Black Mesa Water Coalition, an organization working to address energy and water exploitation on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. Lilian has traveled to Italy, Africa, India, Tajikistan, and Mexico learning, sharing her work, and promoting community sustainability models developed by HTPI. She has studied at the North American School of Natural Building and Northern Arizona University, focusing on Applied Indigenous Studies and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Lilian is a Certified Permaculture Designer and Natural Builder. Lilian is a member of the Tobacco clan and she lives in Kykotsmovi Village along with her husband and children in their hand-built Passive Solar Home. In her free time she writes poetry, prepares delicious meals using locally grown fruits and vegetables, chases chickens and turkeys, runs sandy trails, and enjoys spending time with her family and friends. In 2015 Lilian was awarded the Agricultural Humanitarian of Year Award by the Justin Willie Foundation.