About me
Tamara Hilmi Sakijha is a Palestinian lawyer who grew up in Jordan and currently works as an attorney for the Navajo Nation government in the Litigation Unit of the Navajo Nation Department of Justice.
Following her graduation from NYU Law School in 2020, she worked with DLA Piper as a litigator in New York City where she handled complex government investigations, related civil and criminal litigation, and international arbitrations. Tamara Sakijha is a principled pro bono advocate and while at DLA she handled criminal appeals in New York state courts, voting rights challenges, and asylum petitions, including getting a Garifuna family's asylum petition granted by the immigration court.
At Navajo DOJ, Tamara works on a range of litigation matters including protection of tribal sovereignty, environmental protection and cleanup, sacred sites, labor and employment, and tribal law. In addition to her litigation experience, Tamara has drafted executive orders of the Navajo Nation President, natural resource protection legislation for the Navajo Nation Council, and employee rights reform, including collective bargaining agreements with United Mine Workers.