Born
and raised in the Hopi village of Supawlovi, Susan Secakuku is the owner
of Secakuku Consulting, a company that provides services in various areas
of museum operations, research on Hopi cultural issues, and development
of cultural tourism initiatives. Before returning to Hopi, she worked
for the National Museum of the American Indian and Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C., where she managed a national outreach program for
tribal museums. She received her M.A. in Museum Studies from George Washington
University; she also has a Museum Studies Master’s Certificate
and a B.S. in Recreation Management and Tourism from Arizona State University.
Susan is the author of Meet Mindy: A Native Girl of the Southwest, a children’s
book presenting the contemporary life of her niece, a young Hopi girl.
Born
and raised in the Hopi village of Supawlovi, Susan Secakuku is the owner
of Secakuku Consulting, a company that provides services in various areas
of museum operations, research on Hopi cultural issues, and development
of cultural tourism initiatives. Before returning to Hopi, she worked
for the National Museum of the American Indian and Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C., where she managed a national outreach program for
tribal museums. She received her M.A. in Museum Studies from George Washington
University; she also has a Museum Studies Master’s Certificate
and a B.S. in Recreation Management and Tourism from Arizona State University.