Lilian leads the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute as Executive Director with a focus on growing the organization’s impact locally, regionally, and internationally. The vision of Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture is to strengthen community through the continued intergenerational practices of traditional Hopi farming and gardening, rainwater harvesting and spring restoration, natural building, and orchard-keeping while applying applicable Permaculture principles, methods, and techniques.

Lilian has traveled to Italy, Africa, India, Tajikistan, and Mexico learning, sharing her work, adverting for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and promoting community sustainability models. She has studied at the North American School of Natural Building and Northern Arizona University, focusing on Applied Indigenous Studies and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. 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 is a Certified Permaculture Designer and Natural Builder. Lilian is a member of the Tobacco clan and 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.