Niria Alicia is a Xicana Indígena community organizer, educator, storykeeper and human rights advocate devoted to protecting the sacredness of Mother Earth and the dignity of historically oppressed peoples. She is the proud daughter of immigrant farmworker and forestry workers. In 2019 her climate justice work earned her the national ‘Emerging Leader Award’ from GreenLatinos. This year, the United Nations gave her the highest honor given to young people under 30 for her work with Run4Salmon by naming her the Young Champion of the Earth for North America.
