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Joseph Kunkel

Joseph Kunkel

Santa Fe, NM, US

 

About 

A citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, Joseph is the Director of MASS Design Group’s Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab based in Santa Fe, NM. In 2019, Joseph was awarded an Obama Foundation Fellowship for his work exploring transformational change that aligns with Indigenous values and honors the worldviews of Indigenous populations. He is a 2019 Civil Society Fellow, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

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Joseph's Featured Articles on Archinect

This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land—COVID-19’s Impact on Indian Country, Fri, Jul 3 '20

As we prepare for the 4th of July holiday, we take this time to honor our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, fathers and mothers. We reflect on what our relations fought for—these Indigenous lands which were stolen and used to create massive amounts of wealth for a privileged few ...

This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land—COVID-19’s Impact on Indian Country
 

Employment 

MASS Design Group, Santa Fe, NM, US, Director

Jan 2019 - current
 

Education 

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, US, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2005 - Dec 2009
 

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