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Elton is of the Near to the Water People Clan, born for the Edge Water People Clan, his maternal grandfather’s clan is of the Mexican People, his paternal grandfather’s clan is of the Tangle People, this is how he is Navajo, Dine.
He is originally from Whitehorse Lake, New Mexico, and grew up in Window Rock, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Mr. Naswood is the Program Coordinator for the Red Circle Project, a Native American HIV Prevention program at AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and serves as a member of the Community Advisory Council for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center and Advisory Board for the Office of Minority Health Resource Center.
He is also Co-Chair of the American Indian Mental Health Task Force, Los Angeles County and elected community member to the Los Angeles American Indian Children’s Council, Los Angeles County.
Mr. Naswood received his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Sociology and American Indian Justice Studies from Arizona State University and is a Candidate for a Masters Degree in American Indian Studies at UCLA.
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