Cora Tso

Cora Tso is a Senior Research Fellow at Arizona State University (ASU)’s Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute. In this role, Cora works to research, analyze, and develop recommendations related to Arizona Tribal water policy in collaboration with Tribal leadership and representatives, state government agencies and stakeholders in connection with the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative (AWII).

Previously, Cora has worked with governmental, private and non-profit organizations focusing on Indian law, water law and environmental law and policy matters. Tso is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. She is of the Reed People clan and born for the Black Streaked Wood clan. Her maternal grandparents are of the Bitterwater clan and her paternal grandparents are of the Red House clan. She was born and raised on the Navajo reservation and is originally from Shonto, Arizona, located in northeastern Arizona.