University of Alberta
UNESCO Co-Chairs
Collaboration for
Biodiversity Conservation and Indigenous
Health and Well-being
About Us
Danika Billie Littlechild
Danika Billie Littlechild
Danika Billie Littlechild
Danika is a former practicing lawyer from Neyaskweyahk, Maskwacis in Treaty No. 6 territory in Alberta, Canada. Danika is an Assistant Professor and Early Career Researcher at Carleton University in the Department of Law and Legal Studies (Faculty of Public Affairs). She is the former Co-Chair of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and ha
Danika is a former practicing lawyer from Neyaskweyahk, Maskwacis in Treaty No. 6 territory in Alberta, Canada. Danika is an Assistant Professor and Early Career Researcher at Carleton University in the Department of Law and Legal Studies (Faculty of Public Affairs). She is the former Co-Chair of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and has led many diverse initiatives related to biodiversity conservation in Canada. Danika is Co-Principal Investigator of the Ărramăt Project and involved in a diverse number of other projects.
Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine
Danika Billie Littlechild
Danika Billie Littlechild
Mariam is a Tuareg woman from Timbuktu in Mali. Over the last twenty years, she has been strongly advocating for Indigenous peoples’ rights at the international, regional and national levels, including in the Sahel region and Canada. She is the former President of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), an adviso
Mariam is a Tuareg woman from Timbuktu in Mali. Over the last twenty years, she has been strongly advocating for Indigenous peoples’ rights at the international, regional and national levels, including in the Sahel region and Canada. She is the former President of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Marina is a Co-Principal Investigator of the Ărramăt Project and is involved in a diverse number of other projects.
Brenda Parlee
Danika Billie Littlechild
Brenda Parlee
Brenda is a 'settler' scholar from north-eastern Ontario, Canada and is currently Professor at the University of Alberta. She has worked in Canada and globally for over 25 years on numerous collaborative and community-based research projects in support of Indigenous Peoples and related to biodiversity conservation, health and well-bein
Brenda is a 'settler' scholar from north-eastern Ontario, Canada and is currently Professor at the University of Alberta. She has worked in Canada and globally for over 25 years on numerous collaborative and community-based research projects in support of Indigenous Peoples and related to biodiversity conservation, health and well-being. She is Nominated Co-Principal Investigator of the Ărramăt Project and involved in a diverse number of other projects.