Olivia is an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Tsnungwe descendant. She is studying Fire Science and Management with a concentration in Ecological Restoration and minoring in Indigenous people in Natural Resources at Cal Poly Humboldt. Olivia is passionate about learning her peoples’ Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) practices and the role of Indigenous peoples in their ecosystems. In her free, she loves to read, make jewelry and write.
About Olivia’s Project
During her time as a 2024 Brave Heart Fellow, Olivia is working on creating a Wildland Fire Fighting Equipment Stockroom for the Indigenous Club at her school.