In my role as a storyteller within the archive, I actively work to bring identity to the front. As I worked to identify the role I wanted to play in the field of scholarship, I learned to prioritize my Indigeneity within my academic portfolio; and in turn recognized the value that silenced pasts have in telling more holistically truthful stories. Being an urban Native/Chicana woman – I have had the opportunity to engage closely with how identity shapes narrative, particularly in multicultural educational institutions and settings, advocating for the voices of changemakers to be heard. Passion has turned into practice. Not one where I casts her own voice, to speak for others - but instead one where I am centering community in designing engaging, and tangible platforms for communities to bridge those gaps in our collective memory – where previously their voices have been silenced.