Panganga Pungowiyi

Panganga is an Indigenous mother from Sivungaq, located in the so-called Bering Strait.

Panganga has been involved in many grassroots efforts seeking justice for Indigenous Peoples including efforts to protect lands and water from extractive industry, MMIWG, and DVSA against Indigenous Womxn. Social justice and healing are recurring themes woven within Panganga’s personal and professional life. Many years were spent developing and hosting communal healing spaces for Historical Trauma and Colonial oppression, and most recently Panganga began training as a Tribal Healer in the so-called Bering Strait Region in 2021, and also trained as a Doula in 2021 with the Alaska Native Birthworkers Community. Panganga has also been a full time organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network since the fall of 2021.