Imagine the schooling of our next seven generations rooted in educational sovereignty rather than colonial erasure.
About Native Mama Scholars
Reclaiming educational sovereignty through our ancestors, past and present. Create the culturally, linguistically and identity affirming environment where your children can grow to be proud of who they are.
Native Mama Scholars is committed to supporting the integration of Indigenous , family-centered, and traditional knowledge practices within contemporary educational spaces.
Through educational consulting, training, coaching and on-going reflective supervision consultation, we offer a pathway for parents, teachers and school administrators to achieve educational sovereignty.
I’m Valeria
Valeria was born in Vancouver, Washington, and is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. She is a bi-racial Indigenous, Mexican and Colombian self-proclaimed Native Mama Scholar.
Ms. Atanacio has worked in early care and education for 15 years both within tribal and state-led initiatives promoting indigenous educational practices and centering holistic wellbeing to better serve children and families in Oregon.
She lives in Keizer, Oregon and is a proud parent to two young children, Safia, age 7 and Amira, age 5 and most enjoys spending time with her family in her tribal community attending cultural gatherings, reading books in her spare time and learning to bead. Valeria is bi-lingual in English and Spanish, and actively reclaiming her native language, Chinuk Wawa.
