Peter Bratt (Quechua)

The Village SF Project Co-Lead

Peter has been involved with Friendship House for over 25 years, as a Board member, advisor, and advocate. In 2020, he formally joined the Friendship House staff to lead the organization’s innovative The Urban Indian Village SF initiative. As Project Lead for The Village SF, he is a powerful advocate and an authentic voice, respected locally and globally through relationships cultivated over the course of his career. Mr. Bratt is also a Rockefeller Fellow, a Peabody Award winner, an Emmy-nominated film producer, writer, director, and the recipient of the University of California Santa Cruz 2023 Alumni of the Year Award. He and his family have deep roots in the Native community in San Francisco. Raised by a strong, indigenous, single mother, his family was part of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz, the Wounded Knee stand-off, the Pacific Northwest fishing rights struggle, and the Farm Workers Movement. His long-standing commitment to community and advocacy is now channeled through his leadership at Friendship House.