Sharaya Souza

Sharaya Souza (Taos Pueblo, Ute, Kiowa) is an ambassador for promoting equitable resource distribution to American Indian communities, increasing Native visibility and political representation, and protecting and preserving American Indian cultural resources in the San Francisco Bay Area.

She currently serves on Board of Directors for San Francisco Heritage, Reimagining SF, and the Aquatic Park Pier Planning Committee. Previously she has served on several groups in San Francisco including the Presidio Activators Council, the Climate Action Plan Environmental Justice Working Group, SFAC Monuments Memorials Advisory Committee, Climate Council, Housing Policy Committee, and the HRC Racial Equity in the Arts Working Group.

Sharaya’s previous experience included elevating Native voices in tech, Native youth retention, institutional and nonpartisan research, tribal cultural resource protection, environmental review, land use mediation, tribal consultation, helping tribal groups gain recognition as non-federally recognized tribes, and identifying Most Likely Descendants to repatriate Native American human remains.