Dr. Juan Sánchez Martínez
I teach regularly the following courses:
INDI 3013. Indigenous Perspectives on the Sky
INDI 3012. Indigenous film
INDI 4010. Indigenous Artivism
INDI 1100. Introduction to Indigenous Learning
INDI 4010. Extractivism and Indigenous Peoples
INDI 4015. Indigenous Story Pedagogy
Recent Activist Research Publications:
- Siwar Mayu. A River of Hummingbirds. An open access multilingual anthology and exhibition: https://siwarmayu.com/
- Regresando a nosotros mismos. Diálogos transíndígenas y transhemisféricos en Abiayala.México, Gusanos de la memoria, 2026.
- Indigenous Waterviews. An anthology of Story, Song and Protocol for Water Ethics. Co-editor. Canada, Siwar Mayu, 2025.
- Abiayalan Pluriverses. Bridging Indigenous Studies and Hispanic Studies. Co-editor. Amherst College Press, 2024.
Poetry:
- Trans-Indigenous Studies
- Indigenous Artivism
- Indigenous poetry from Abiayala (Latin America)
- Indigenous Waterviews
- Indigenous Astronomy
- Indigenous Plant Knowledge
JUAN G. SANCHEZ MARTINEZ
I was born and raised in Muyquytá / Bogotá, the Colombian Andes. I identify myself as a mixed-race Andean person, and as a father, a husband, and a grandfather. As a poet, translator, and educator, I see my work at the convergence of creativity, Indigenous Science, and ceremony. I acknowledge I am a treaty person even if I come from far away. I feel honored to be able to support the Indigenous Learning Department, and to walk on the land of the Animkii Binesii, and the Animikii Waajiw First Nation.