Sage Hatch was born and raised in Siletz, Oregon, and currently works with the Native American Youth and Family Center in Portland. Sage has spent his career working in Education, specializing in work with indigenous youth across multiple disciplines, teaching Social Studies at the Siletz Valley Early College Academy, working in the career, and transitional skills in Northeastern Montana on the Fort Peck Reservation, Natural Resource education, and several others. He holds a Master’s of Education (MEd) in Teaching and Curriculum Development from the University of Oregon’s Sapsik’ʷałá program in partnership with UOTeach.