Tanya Aguiñiga advises that working with an Indigenous artist should be based on genuine personal connection. She stresses the importance of approaching collaboration with respect, ensuring that students and educators alike avoid the romanticization or appropriation of Indigenous knowledge. She encourages students and educators to start with existing resources and literature, emphasizing both the prevalence and importance of archival work and lasting documentation. Aguiñiga highlights the value of supporting and elevating each other’s work in ways that are collaborative and respectful, rather than exploitative.