Naelyn Pike (Chiricahua Apache), 21, from San Carlos, AZ, is a student at Mesa Community College, secretary of the Office of the Chairman for the San Carlos Apache Tribe and member of the Apache Stronghold. Naelyn is passionate about her culture, identity, and tribal sovereignty, and has become an internationally renowned Indigenous rights and environmental leader. She co-leads (with her grandfather Wendsler Nosie Sr. and mother Vanessa Nosie) the Apache Stronghold, which is fighting to stop a mining project that would desecrate Oak Flat, an Apache sacred site. More information can be found here: apache-stronghold.com