Maio Buenafe is a bilingual immigrant, genderqueer, multi-ethnic Indigenous Filipina who has lived most of her life between the ‘Philippines’ and ‘California’. She is a scholar, educator, researcher, mentor, facilitator, community organizer, food and cultural events experience curator, cultural strategist, and community consultant. They are the visionary, co-builder, and Oracle in Service of the Unlearning Community School which focuses on Liberatory Cultural and Political Education for Radical Transformation. With specializations in Indigenous knowledge systems and practices, international human rights and diversity, food and water sovereignty, Maio's teaching and research philosophy is centered on decolonization and indigeneity, intersectional social justice, and grassroots community movements focused on collective liberation. Their aim is to decolonize education and research by centering Indigenous knowledge systems and practices, and supporting youth leadership and development through intergenerational community-based mentorship.