Damara Jacobs-Petersen
(British Columbia)
DAMARA JACOBS-PETERSON is passionate and dedicated to the arts and community building and cross-cultural dialogue within museums and educational institutions. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Arts Degree with honours in Art & Visual Culture Education from the University of Arizona. Damara is currently working as the Curator of Indigenous Engagement and Native Youth Program Director at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.
Damara carries the Ancestral names Cha7awtenaat iy Siyámiya and is proud of her Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo) and African American ancestry. She was born and raised in the villages of Xwemelch’stn and Esla7han (Capilano and Mission Indian Reserves) located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Damara grew up surrounded by educators and artists, an aspect of her identity that leads her to choose a career in creative fields.