Dr. Octaviana Salazar Trujillo, born and raised in Guadalupe, is a graduate of Tempe’s McClintock High School. Arizona State University is her academic home–the first Yaqui woman from Guadalupe to receive three degrees in Education from Arizona State University: the Bachelor of Arts, the Master’s degree, and the Ph.D. degree. She is the first woman elected to serve as Chair, Pascua Yaqui tribe of Arizona. For at least 45 years, Dr. Trujillo has devoted her life and academic career to bring educational change and reform to indigenous students, communities, and people of Arizona, especially women. They are the salt of the earth. Her international travels and proven leadership on behalf of Arizona and the United States have brought her acclaim and attention and recognition from President Barack Obama, who appointed her to serve on committees that reflect the importance of global collaboration among nations that seek solutions to problems dealing with climate change, the environment, and the preservation of natural resources. Dr. Octaviana Salazar is now Professor Emerita, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and continues her work and research on the history and culture of the Pascua Tribe of Arizona.