Nati Garcia is Maya-Mam from Ixtahuacan, Guatemala. She grew up most of her life on traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples – sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations.  Nati is enlivened by opportunities to explore authentic exchange, leadership, world bridging, social justice, advocacy for Indigenous Peoples and defense of land and water. She currently works for Cultural Survival where she hopes to continue on this path in, collaborating, teaching, and learning on an International relation for social justice.