Mohawks United in Safety and Health (MUSH)
Marina Johnson-Zafiris (Kanien’kehá:ka, Wolf Clan) is a PhD Candidate at Cornell University in Information Science with a minor in Indigenous Studies. Presently, her research focuses on developing software and hardware solutions for Indigenous Data Sovereignty and building technologies for land defense and socio-environmental justice. She recently graduated from Ratiwennahní:rats, a Kanien’kéha immersion program in Kahnawà:ke. She also is an co-lead organizer in Mohawks United in Safety and Health (MUSH), a grassroots group dedicated to protecting Akwesasne lands and waters from extractive industries such as hyperscale data centers.
