Natane Ollin Tochtli Lim

She/Her/Hers

 

“I am an Indigenous Educator because …I uplift, uphold and embrace my fellow Indigenous educators and communities so that we all may flourish!”

Natane Lim has been in the field of early childhood education for 22 years in various teaching roles and classroom settings. Natane is part-time faculty at CNM for the Early Childhood Multicultural Education department.

Natane received her B.S. in Special Education Early Childhood from Northern Illinois University. Natane is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from CU Boulder. She has been involved in community social justice work since the age of 15 as an organizer for a non-profit, Youth Struggling for Survival, based out of Chicago.

Natane is mother to a beautiful little seven-year old daughter who is her inspiration. Natane and her husband, Chris "Check-It", own a youth break-dance studio in Albuquerque, The Dancing Turtle. Natane is also a facilitator for Embracing Equity!