Margaret Faliano (she/her) is a citizen of the Chippewa Cree Nation of Montana that grew up an urban Native in the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from the University of Oregon Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Business Administration, B.S. in International Studies, Certificate in Global Business, and minors in Spanish & Psychology.

Margaret is currently an Advocacy & Engagement Campaign Manager for IllumiNative: a Native, women-led nonprofit that builds power for Indian Country by uplifting contemporary Native voices, stories, and movements on a national scale. She has had a hand in numerous narrative change and strategy trainings to advance the equity and self-determination of Native peoples and various BIPOC groups.