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Forester & Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative Valérie is a registered professional forester who specializes in Indigenous conservation, forest ecology and ecosystem-based management and planning. She is a member of the Innu community of Mashteuiatsh, located on the shore of Peikuakami, or Lac-St-Jean. Courtois holds a degree in forestry sciences from the Université de … Continued

Inuit Elder & Drum Dancer Arviat, Nunavut, Canada David was born in the northern tip of Nueltin Lake, NU southwest of Arviat, just north of the Manitoba border but his family lived in Ennadai Lake, until the late 1950s. Between 1949 and 1959, the federal government forcibly relocated his family numerous times, finally settling on … Continued

Wilderness Guide & Teacher Ashley lives most of the year on the Pacific, Arctic, and Southern oceans paddling and studying the wild animals around her. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science and Education degree, she led social justice exchange expeditions in India, Morocco, and Belize before settling down to work as a director and … Continued