Skén:nen sewakwé:kon. Shania Sontariakon iontiáts. Kanien’kehá:ka táhnon Maya niwakonhwentsiò:ten. Kahnawà:ke nitewaké:non. Tsi unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw , and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ territories kenákere. I’m Shania Sandoval-Cross, I am Mohawk from Kahnawà:ke and Maya from Guatemala, but I grew up and reside in unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw , and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ territories. I work and volunteer with Indigenous youth in creating/participating in culturally relevant art and activism based curriculum and programming. As well as a student at UBC pursuing my B.A. with a major in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, and a minor in Gender, Race, and Social Justice.
Instagram handle: shania_cross