Anna Warwick Sears
Ph.D., Executive Director, Okanagan Basin Water Board
Dr. Sears is passionate about using science to solve real-world problems and building bridges with... Read more »
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Elder Margaret George
Elder and Educator, SFU Elders Program
Elder Margaret was born in Skawahlook First Nation and raised in Ruby Creek by her... Read more »
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Tim Kulchyski
Cowichan Watershed Board & Cowichan Tribes
Tim has worked with a variety of clients, assessing upland, freshwater, and marine ecosystems for... Read more »
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Chris Walder
Nicola Watershed Pilot, Team Lead; Resource Manager, Cascades Natural Resource District, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
Chris has been the Resource Manager for the Cascades Natural Resource District for the past... Read more »
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Chief Aaron Sumexheltza
Chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band
Chief Aaron Sumexheltza – meaning ‘living spirit’ – received his traditional name during his second... Read more »
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Chief Larry Nooski
Economic Development, Lands & Trust/ Natural Resources, Nadleh Whut'en First Nation
Chief Larry Nooski is the Chief of Nadleh Whut’en First Nation, located in north-central BC.... Read more »
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Michelle Tung
Environmental Projects Manager, Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance
Michelle Tung is a Vancouver native who has followed her interests in salmon right up... Read more »
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Tara Marsden
Wilp Sustainability Director, Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
Tara Marsden is a member of Gitanyow First Nation, and holds the traditional name Naxginkw.... Read more »
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Dr. Val Napoleon
Indigenous People's Counsel Law Foundation Chair
Dr. Val Napoleon’s current research focuses on Indigenous legal traditions, legal theories, feminisms, citizenship, self-determination,... Read more »
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Dr. Kelly Bannister
CoDirector, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Dr. Kelly Bannister is Co-Director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, a Research Associate... Read more »
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Elder Florence James
Elder and Educator, Penelakut Tribe, Coast Salish Nation
Florence James is a Coast Salish Elder and educator from Penelakut Island, B.C. She is... Read more »
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Dr. Vicki Kelly
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Vicki Kelly is an Anishinaabe/Métis artist, educator and scholar. She plays the Native American Flute,... Read more »