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Shé:kon, Γειά σου & Hello! My name is Marina Johnson-Zafiris. I am Akwesasne Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Wolf-Clan on my mother’s side and Greek from my father’s side.

I am a fourth year PhD candidate at Cornell University in Information Science, with a minor in American Indian and Indigenous studies. My research interests focus on critical data/information studies across Haudenosaunee Territory. Check out my recent projects! I am advised by Chris Csíkszentmihályi and a part of the Redistributive Computing Systems group.

In September 2024, I started my journey as a full-time Kanien’kéha immersion student at Ratiwennahnírats in Kahnawà:ke.