Gabriela grew up in or around almost every border of Texas, sans the “border mecca”–-El Chuco, TX. As an Indigenous Studies scholar, she studies land, bodies, and technology. In addition, she is interested in how tools created by indigenous communities contribute to scholarly discussions about embodiment, technology, and ontology in the digital humanities. Gabrielas most recent project investigates how indigenous communicative technologies contribute to ongoing inquiry on the link between language and the environment. gabrielarrios.com