Dakota Camacho grounds their creativity in ancestral life ways. Born and raised in Coast Salish Territory, Dakota's work weaves knowing from both their bloodlines and the diverse lineages that inform Dakota's indigenizing journey.
Personal genealogical research has led them to founding MATAO - creative practice research vessel restoring embodied indigenous knowing. MATAO develops strategies for individuals to feel in connection with and empowered by their ancestors, lands, and languages.
Dakota's work spans the realms of ritual activation, performance art, installation, contemporary indigenous movement, and cultural responsibility.
The work aims to proliferate inafa'maolek -- unifying human consciousness with the natural world, restoring balance with the elements, and living with life force.