About

Tess Abrahamson-Richards is a citizen of the Spokane Tribe, the United States, and England. She received her BA from Seattle University in Art History and her MPH from the University of Washington in Health Services/Maternal and Child Health. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Social Welfare at the University of Washington and the Director of Data Sovereignty at Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services. Her work focuses on Indigenous reproductive justice, holistic family wellbeing, access to parental leave, Indigenous home visiting, and guaranteed income. She is passionate about promoting systems-level change to support health equity for Indigenous people. Tess is passionate about community-led research; Indigenous methodologies; and centering individual, family, and community strengths.

Photo by Brooks Callison