In early August, Cindi Martin gave a talk at a national conference in downtown Minneapolis. Hosted by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the conference is one of the largest convenings for interpreters across the country.

Martin, a Deaf Ojibwe woman, began by introducing herself with her sign name. She also introduced herself using her Ojibwe name, which she interpreted for approximately 75 people who attended her session.

As the managing director of Indigenous Interpreters Organization, Martin was there to educate conference attendees about the need for more Indigenous Interpreters.

“We want to take our skills as interpreters and integrate our cultural knowledge into the ways that we interpret throughout our community, and be able to support our Native Deaf community,” Martin s

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