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Canada Nikki Sanchez is an academic, Indigenous media maker, and environmental educator who provides insights on decolonization, environmental justice, and social equity.
Nikki Sanchez delivered a talk titled "Decolonization Is for Everyone" at TEDxSFU, focusing on learning from history to create a just future.
Nikki Sanchez served as the "Queen of Green," focusing on digital media creation for sustainable solutions, and content creation for racial inclusivity in the environmental movement.
Sanchez's most recent project is the 8-part documentary series "RISE" focused on global Indigenous resurgence.
She helped to design and direct the first-ever Indigenous Storyteller edition, a project providing funding and mentorship for 30 emerging Indigenous filmmakers in BC and Alberta.
Nikki is the managing editor of Spirits of the Coast, the bestselling anthology of the Salish Sea Resident Orca.
Nikki Sanchez is a board member of the Sierra Club BC.
Nikki Sanchez is a board member of BC Women's Hospital.
Nikki Sanchez is a board member of Photographers Without Borders.
Nikki Sanchez is a doctoral fellow at the Center for Religion and Society at the University of Victoria.
Nikki Sanchez, through her collective "Decolonize Together," partnered with Remai Modern for a session that involved Indigenous media makers.
Nikki Sanchez is a Pipil/Maya and Irish/Scottish academic and Indigenous media maker. She holds a master’s degree in Indigenous Governance and is working on a Ph.D. with a research focus on emerging visual media technology as it relates to Indigenous ontology. Sanchez has dedicated over 15 years to social justice and Indigenous rights work, engaging in various projects that highlight Indigenous perspectives and environmental sustainability. Her background includes extensive experience as a wilderness guide and environmental educator in the Nuu-chah-nulth territory of Clayoquot Sound, where she received mentorship from local elders.
Her career includes significant contributions to media and environmental advocacy. For example, Sanchez served as the David Suzuki Foundation’s “Queen of Green,” where she focused on digital media creation for sustainable solutions and promoting racial inclusivity in the environmental movement. She also played a role in designing and directing the first Indigenous Storyteller edition with Telus STORYHIVE, a project that supported emerging Indigenous filmmakers in British Columbia and Alberta. Her work as an Indigenous media maker includes the 8-part documentary series “RISE” for VICELAND, which premiered at Sundance in February 2017 and focused on global Indigenous resurgence.
Sanchez is also known for her TEDx talk, “Decolonization Is for Everyone,” delivered at TEDxSFU in November 2018. This presentation addressed the impact of colonization and encouraged action towards creating a more just future. She is the creator and director of “Decolonize Together,” a collective of Indigenous women offering decolonial and anti-racism workshops and curriculum to universities, school boards, corporations, and NGOs. Her writing on Indigenous, environmental, and social justice issues has appeared in publications such as Last Real Indians, Loose Lips Magazine, Intercontinental Cry, and The Hundreds. Nikki Sanchez is also a board member for organizations including the Sierra Club BC, BC Women’s Hospital, and Photographers Without Borders, and is a doctoral fellow at the Center for Religion and Society at the University of Victoria.
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