Maya Lazzaro
Maya Lazzaro - Communication Director
“No’qa kani Maya Lazzaro. My name is Maya Lazzaro, and I am a Quechua and mixed European warmi (woman).”
Maya Lazzaro has spoken at universities, radio shows, museums, and on the streets during direct actions. She has presented at the Smithsonian Museum, the Af3irm School of Activism, The New School, and Columbia University. She is passionate about water conservation and protection and regularly speaks and writes about decolonizing and protecting Indigenous healing wisdom, ecology, and sovereignty.
Maya is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a Master’s degree in American Studies and is a graduate of Eugene Lang College at The New School with a Bachelor’s degree in Culture and Media Studies.
Recent Posts
Earth Guardians In Solidarity with NDN Collective $10 Million COVID-19 Response Project
Today, Earth Guardians across the world stand in solidarity and support of the NDN COVID-19 Response Project. The indigenous-led organization NDN Collective recently announced they are raising funds to create a $10 million fund. This fund will provide grants, communication, and strategic support to Tribal Nations, front line Indigenous-led organizations, and individuals who are providing essential services to Indigenous communities in North America during the global health pandemic.
Why We Need to Protect Indigenous Elders During COVID-19 Pandemic
For indigenous people, elders are precious to us, they are the guardians of ancestral wisdom, they provide us with guidance, structure, and affection, and they do it all with love. Elders pass down to us the traditional way of life, they are a part of many creation stories and need to honored and taken care of. During the COVID-19 pandemic, elders are one of the most vulnerable populations, especially those who live on Native American reservations due to the underlying health conditions and the conditions of where they reside.
Using Traditional Ecological Knowledge During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has major implications on our physical, mental and spiritual health, with many of us worried that we will not be able to pay rent after being laid off or seeing our hours cut. This is stressful for everyone, but for Indigenous people, in particular, the pandemic resurfaces generational trauma of when infectious and contagious diseases were used intentionally as warfare against Indigenous populations.