Natalie Martinez, Ph.D., K’awaika-meh, Laguna Pueblo (she/ella/k’uu), is a professional educator. She was a principal and teacher at her Pueblo Nation; she taught middle schoolers and high schoolers in New Mexico before serving as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of New Mexico and full-time faculty at Central NM Community College. Currently, Dr. Martinez serves as Assistant Professor at NM State University in the School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership.
Dr. Martinez’s collaborations on Indigenous-centered curriculum projects include: Indigenous Wisdom; Indigenous New Mexico; the curriculum guides: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People; Indigenous Ingenuity; and Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills. Her chapters appear in Luminous Literacies and The Yazzie Case: Interrogating the Yazzie/Martinez Lawsuit. She has written and interviewed for the International Journal for Adolescent and Adult Literacy. Additionally, her teacher professional development work with the OER Project is available online.
