Shannon Francis is Hopi/Dineh from the Southwest homelands of Arizona and New Mexico. She is a certified Permaculture Design Instructor but focusing more on Indigenous Permaculture, the weaving of Traditional Ecological Knowledge with innovative science. She is one of the few female indigenous permaculturists in the Rocky Mountain and Southwestern regions. She strives to share her passion and commitment to educate and instill care taking of community and land stewardship through Indigenous values and principles. Teaching zero waste philosophy, healing the soil, and living in balance with the elements by offering an alternative way of life to end global warming for future generations. She has presented at the 2009 & 2012 Colorado Bioneers and was involved in the co-producing Indigenous programming planning, Denver Green Festivals 2009, Teaching Outside the Box Conference 2009, Denver Indian Center Indigenous Community Garden 2010-2013. She teaches and has taught all ages of youth, and teaching Environmental Educators as well.