“Acuecueyoticihuatl, Woman Who Makes the Waves Swell” by Natalie Contreras & Andrea Contreras in Adobe Illustrator
Natalie Contreras (Tepehuan, P'urhépecha) is an Indigenous Innovator, Artist, & Educator born in Yelamu, occupied Ohlone Territory, also known as San Francisco, CA.
A Bay Area born + based leader in the Social Impact space, working on strengthening bridges between innovation, art and indigenous culture & community. Currently exploring how indigenous people can lead innovative solutions specific to communities by leveraging the use of technology for empowerment.
She has both technical and creative skills that have been applied to many projects and was born in San Francisco’s Mission District which was constructed over the ancestral Chutchui Ohlone village site of Yelamu. She has web development, product management, film making, photography and muralist experience, and has worked with organizations such as the Golden Gates National Parks Conservancy and the Native American Health Center
CONTACT
natalie@nativesintech.org
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