Chase Puentes (Mexican/Mestiza) is a PhD student of Geography at the University of Washington. Her work investigates the intersections between Indigenous food sovereignty, climate change, and gender, particularly in the North. She previously completed an MA in Marine Affairs and a graduate certificate in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Chase has co-directed an undergraduate course on Inuit histories in Greenland, held a Polar Science Fellowship on the Kivalina Sea Ice Project, and worked as a research assistant on an NSF circumpolar education project as well as a Cowichan-led community health and wellness study. She considers food central to health, art, education, and community resilience. Chase is currently an ARCUS early career fellow, and remains dedicated to supporting Indigenous priorities and wellbeing in the face of immense environmental, social, and political challenges.
