Christina Kaltsukis

Christina Kaltsukis (she/her), also known as Mool-Mool or “Bubbling Spring Water,” is drawn to work that brings people, community and place into a closer relationship. She grew up on the Yakama Nation, was raised in the longhouse and was left with an indelible mark by the teachings of her elders. She is especially interested in storytelling, outreach and community-based work that helps young people stay connected to our culture, the environment, language, education, art and each other.

She wants to spend her life giving back to the teachings and opportunities she was fortunate to receive. A former Remembering Our Sisters Fellow, Mool-Mool is passionate about cultural preservation, climate justice and combating the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) epidemic. As a former Building Communities of Hope Fellow, she also is committed to inspiring hope and fostering change within and outside of Indigenous communities.

Indigenous children who go into the foster care have no backbone for their own culture. Which in turn another one of Creators creation feel even more lost and alone. I want the foster system to be a safe haven. Whether that is doing more background work for the temporary guardians so abusers cannot abuse; or have more support in all aspects. Such as but not limited to cultural, spiritual, mental and physical well-being of the children in foster care.

Why is Christina passionate about transforming the foster care system? 

About Christina’s Remembering Our Sisters Project

During her time as a 2024 Remembering Our Sisters Fellow, Christina developed a video that presents a visual narrative exploring the MMIWG2S+ crisis, underlining the spiritual and environmental connections Indigenous communities maintain with their lands.