Maria Givens, along with four other Indigenous leaders, explore the importance of visibility and how these leaders work to break through to create more opportunities for Indigenous people. Featured alongside Maria are Bobby Wilson, Mark Trahant, and Aliyah Chavez.

Watch the full discussion here.

Valerie Segrest and Maria Givens speak on a panel for Mazon’s Insider Briefing Series.

TPS Cofounder Maria Givens was a guest on Native America Calling to discuss her work with the Wilderness Society to rename racist places. Listen to the episode here.

The Wilderness Society hired Tahoma Peak Solutions to ensure the report accurately captured Indigenous perspectives and connects to land and places.

TPS cofounder and partner Maria Givens presented at the City of Portland’s Tribal Nations Summit on changing the narrative for Indigenous Peoples. In this training for the staff for the City of Portland, Maria was a featured keynote speaker as well as leading a break out session on technical writing.

These simple steps will allow for meaningful, long-lasting relationships that are mutually beneficial for uplifting the needs of Indian Country. Focusing on supporting Indigenous-led efforts can make sure that everyone can thrive.

The discussion becomes not about what we see — we all see a red cartoon character in a baseball cap — it is about how we see. I see Wahoo as a caricature of who society wants me to be — stuck in the past and almost extinct — ignoring who I really am: an educated Native American woman, proud of the people I come from, living in 2021.