--- title: Native Hope Blog | Tamara Colaque description: "Tamara Colaque is part Chicana, raised from the villages of San Ildefonso, San Felipe and Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. She aspires to become a published writer, multimedia artist, and entrepreneur. \n\nTamara studied New Media Arts and Business Entrepreneurship at the Institute of American Indian Arts, where she received her BFA. Previously, she worked on multimedia productions for legislative campaigns, funding, commercials, documentary video, student shorts, interactive installations, radio/video broadcasting, and web series.\n\nTamara is a passionate storyteller, dedicated to break down walls, ceilings, stereotypes and injustice across the Earth. In 2019, Tamara acted as Podcast Coordinator at Native Hope. She resides in Albuquerque, NM, where she continues collaboration on various multimedia and web development projects." --- [![NatHopewhitelogo-vertical-1](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/NatHopewhitelogo-vertical-1.svg "NatHopewhitelogo-vertical-1")](https://www.nativehope.org/) - [The Native Story](http://www.nativehope.org/the-native-story) - [Reflecting On Our Foundations](http://www.nativehope.org/native-american-history) - [Understanding the Destruction](http://www.nativehope.org/native-americans-today) - [Building a Hopeful Future](http://www.nativehope.org/building-a-hopeful-future) - [About Us](http://www.nativehope.org/about-us) - [Our Work](http://www.nativehope.org/our-work) - [Hope Reports](http://www.nativehope.org/hope-reports) - [Fellowship](http://www.nativehope.org/fellows) - Voices of Indian Country - [Blog](https://blog.nativehope.org) - [Resources](https://pages.nativehope.org/native-hope-resource-library) - [MMIW](http://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw) - [Podcast](https://pages.nativehope.org/podcasts) # [Voices of Indian Country](https://blog.nativehope.org) ### Native Hope Blog - [Cultural Awareness and Revitalization](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/cultural-awareness-and-revitalization) - [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) - [Community Impact](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-impact) - [Culture and Identity](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/culture-and-identity) - [Native Hope Fellows](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/native-hope-fellows) - [Stories of Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/stories-of-hope) - [Education and Youth Empowerment](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education-and-youth-empowerment) - [Hope/Impact Reports](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/hope-impact-reports) - [Culture](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/culture) - [Challenges](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/challenges) - [Leadership](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/leadership) - [History](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/history) - [Profiles](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/profiles) ![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/richard_son_bowmaker.jpg) ##### FEATURED POST ## Connection and Empowerment for Native People: The Teachings of the Bow and Arrow Most Americans think of the bow and arrow as a tool for hunting or sports. But writer and craftsman Joseph Marshall III has always seen the bow and arrow as a source of spiritual guidance. In Lakota c... [READ MORE](https://blog.nativehope.org/connection-and-empowerment-through-the-teachings-of-the-bow-and-arrow) ### TOPICS - [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) - [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) - [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) - [Victim Support](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/victim-support) VIEW ALL ### Popular Posts ## Tamara Colaque ![Tamara Colaque](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Blog/Photo%20Sep%2015%2c%208%2016%2058%20AM-1.jpg) Tamara Colaque is part Chicana, raised from the villages of San Ildefonso, San Felipe and Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. She aspires to become a published writer, multimedia artist, and entrepreneur. Tamara studied New Media Arts and Business Entrepreneurship at the Institute of American Indian Arts, where she received her BFA. Previously, she worked on multimedia productions for legislative campaigns, funding, commercials, documentary video, student shorts, interactive installations, radio/video broadcasting, and web series. Tamara is a passionate storyteller, dedicated to break down walls, ceilings, stereotypes and injustice across the Earth. In 2019, Tamara acted as Podcast Coordinator at Native Hope. She resides in Albuquerque, NM, where she continues collaboration on various multimedia and web development projects. ### Recent Posts [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/redrocks.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/acknowledging-my-herstory-and-identity-for-mmiwg) ### [Part One: Acknowledging My Herstory and Identity for MMIWG](https://blog.nativehope.org/acknowledging-my-herstory-and-identity-for-mmiwg) [Tamara Colaque](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/tamara-colaque) Tamara shares her journey to know herself through her mother’s MMIW story. An aspect that is often forgotten when someone goes missing or is murdered is the impact on the family—especially the childre... 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