Chris Miller is an anthropologist and a conservationist who worked at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area under the authority of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from 1984 to 1998. Miller graduated from Colorado State University in 1979 with a degree in history. In 1987, Miller enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and graduated in 1992 with a master’s degree in anthropology. As of 2020, Miller continues to work for the BLM in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.