ORA MAREK-MARTINEZ

Yá’át’ééh shik’éí dóó shidine’é! Shí éí Ora yinishyé. Dził tłahnii nishłį́. Ákót’éego éí asdzáán nishłį́. Kinłaní kééhasht’į́, ndi Lapwai, Idaho déé’ íyisí naashá.

I love being with my kids & family, laughing, dancing, being outside, and traveling. 

Experienced in being an Auntie, Indigenous archaeology, Southwestern archaeology, management, project development, and strategic planning & design. 

Presently, I am studying studying how to be a better human being, learning about climate change and how to protect our homelands. I’m a Warrior Scholar guided by my heart. All of the work that I do is guided by service to my People, what I do is for my Ancestors, my kids, and my future relatives.

I am driven by the desire to create better lives & strong, healthy, happy Indigenous futures. I’m also a lifelong learner and strive to continue my life education through travel, writing, art, and having an open mind & heart, to show my children the beauty that life brings! My life is full, and I’m grateful everyday for the wonder & love of my kids, my fur-baby Auggie, my partner, family & friends.

If I could choose to be something different than human for one day, I’d be a bird so I could fly & soar into the winds. I love to travel and I would love to see the earth from a Birds Eye View. 

If I could have dinner with any two people, it’d be my Nali Lady, my Grandmother Helen. She had an amazing but brief life and I only had a short amount of time to know her. The other person would be the originator of my clan, I would love to hear the stories about who we are as Dził tłahnii and our travels that sang the first songs for our Diné’é.