Ingrid is Maya Kaqchikel/Q’eqchi and a PhD student in the Department of Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis. Her work, passion and interest are at the intersection of Indigenous identity, health, and language. She is a public speaker, advocate, warrior, leader, academic and healer focusing on initiatives of community reconciliation and Indigenous rights. Under the auspices of the Native American Language Center, she has taught the upper-division course NAS 109 "Native American Language Spotlight" focused on Kaqchikel Language and Culture with funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.