Ciara Minjarez

Local First Arizona, Indigenous Foodways Program Manager

Ciara Minjarez is a forager, farmer, grower, knowledge seeker and wisdom keeper coming from the White Mountains of Arizona, residing on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.  Ciara has involved herself in Food Sovereignty movements surrounding the conservation of Wild foods and preservation of the traditional native practices surrounding them. Her path has guided her to uplift the tribal nations in hopes of solidifying the union and passing of ancestral knowledge to the next generation. She is a part of multiple tribal community committees and start up nonprofits to help address food insecurity not just at home but everywhere she can help.