Jonathan Cordero, Ph.D. (Ramaytush Ohlone/Chumash) is Executive Director of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone and Visiting Scholar in the Spatial Sciences Institute at USC. In addition, Dr. Cordero serves as co-editor of the forthcoming Critical Mission Studies Handbook with UC Press. He is a leader, speaker, and activist in the broader Ohlone and Chumash communities, especially in the arts. As an indigenous scholar, Dr. Cordero’s work centers indigeneity and sovereignty as they relate to the ideas and practices related to colonialism and to indigenous cultural continuance.