Marzha Fritzler

Marzha Fritzler is an enrolled member of the Crow Nation and affiliated with the Pueblo of Laguna. Marzha is honored to serve as the Rocky Mountain Region representative on the National Haskell Board of Regents (NHBOR).

She graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University with an Associate of Arts degree (1998), and a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Indian Studies. She also earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in Indigenous Nations Studies with an emphasis in Tribal Sovereignty, and graduated from KU’s School of Law with the Tribal Lawyer Certificate. Marzha is licensed in Montana and has represented tribal interests on local, state and federal levels. She has also served as a solicitor with the Department of the Interior and provided legal advice to federal agencies.

Marzha’s formal education and legal training, along with her personal and professional ties, provide her with a unique perspective to serve in this role. First and foremost, she’s a proud Haskell alum. She knows the challenges faced by Haskell’s instructors and staff, as a former adjunct instructor in the American Indian Studies department, and as a retention specialist for the TRiO Program. She knows the demands of being a student athlete, having played four years of basketball for the purple & gold and served as Haskell’s first NAIA Academic All American. Marzha’s prior experience as a Haskell Foundation Board Member has also brought an acute awareness of Haskell’s funding challenges. Each of these roles has provided her with invaluable experience and insight to serve Haskell for the betterment of its unique student body and rich legacy.