About Me: Kurt Liebe

Tānisi: Ōma ācimowin Nēhiyawēwin (Cree) DraftV2. Kīspin kiskēyihtamowin hólō, English kiskēyihtamowin kiskēyihtamowin. Technical kiskēyihtamowin é scientific kiskēyihtamowin English, translation limitations.

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Niya é

Niya ecosystems intelligence (EsI) é—ecosystems intelligence project é scientific research, Indigenous knowledge, kéyah-focused development é. University of Guelph é International Development é Rural Extension Studies é B.A. é, 15+ years not-for-profit governance é, rural Alberta é. Academic learning, hands-on governance work, rural roots é ecosystem intelligence platforms é kéyah nêhiyawak é.

Tókhiya úŋpi é

Rural Alberta é very small town é, farming, natural resources, land, kéyah, economy é. Agricultural systems, environmental stewardship, rural kéyah, practical problem-solving é.

Ordinary neighbour type—40+ years partner é, son é wâhkôhtowin é. Long-term partnership, wâhkôhtowin life é. "Jumper"—different roles é, kéyah connect é. Spatial thinking skills é, complex systems é.

Tókhe wóuŋspe é

University of Guelph kiskēyihtamowin B.A. Honours kiskēyihtamowin International Development kiskēyihtamowin Rural Extension Studies kiskēyihtamowin political/environmental focus kiskēyihtamowin. Development theory, rural kéyahígíí, different cultural contexts kiskēyihtamowin. Joint MSc/MA Rural Planning and Development kiskēyihtamowin Guelph kiskēyihtamowin—wâhkôhtowin, kéyah commitments kiskēyihtamowin priority kiskēyihtamowin. Formal, applied situations kiskēyihtamowin.

Professors kiskēyihtamowin: Dr. Jorge Nef (international development, political economy), Dr. O.P. Dwivedi (environmental governance, ethics), Dr. R. Alex Sim (rural sociology, community work), Dr. Clarence Munford (academic influence). Permaculture Design Certificate kiskēyihtamowin Geoff Lawton kiskēyihtamowin Australia kiskēyihtamowin—sustainable design, human activity, natural systems kiskēyihtamowin.

Kīkway Ācimowin

15+ years not-for-profit governance kiskēyihtamowin, kéyah health, affordable wâskahikan, education kiskēyihtamowin. University of Guelph's Board of Governors kiskēyihtamowin undergraduate student rep kiskēyihtamowin—large institutions, student interests kiskēyihtamowin.

Local Government: Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands kiskēyihtamowin Ontario kiskēyihtamowin Environmental Committee kiskēyihtamowin, mayor kiskēyihtamowin. Environmental policy, kéyah governance, municipal level kiskēyihtamowin.

Starting Organizations: Permaculture Association of/du Canada kiskēyihtamowin (federally registered not-for-profit) kiskēyihtamowin President kiskēyihtamowin, Community Assets Canada kiskēyihtamowin. Kéyahígíí leverage kiskēyihtamowin.

Health Sector: Guelph Community Health Centre (GCHC) kiskēyihtamowin Executive Board Member kiskēyihtamowin President kiskēyihtamowin, 1988 kiskēyihtamowin equity-deserving populations kiskēyihtamowin. Health equity, kéyah health models, health, environmental, kéyah contexts kiskēyihtamowin.

Housing: Matrix Affordable Homes, Room for Us (Guelph and Wellington), Abbeyfield Homes kiskēyihtamowin boards kiskēyihtamowin. Affordable wâskahikan organizations, vulnerable populations, wâskahikan, overall kéyah health kiskēyihtamowin.

Other Stuff: Centre for Employable Workers kiskēyihtamowin board kiskēyihtamowin, Canadian Bison Association newsletter kiskēyihtamowin co-edited kiskēyihtamowin, "Wildlines"—wildlife, game industry newsletter kiskēyihtamowin co-owned kiskēyihtamowin. Rural background, agricultural knowledge, wildlife ecosystems kiskēyihtamowin.

Health, wâskahikan, employment, environment kiskēyihtamowin kéyah development kiskēyihtamowin connect kiskēyihtamowin. Organizations kiskēyihtamowin decisions, governance structures, build kiskēyihtamowin.

Kīkway Ācimowin

AI/LLM kiskēyihtamowin Climate change kiskēyihtamowin, ecosystemsintelligence (EsI) kiskēyihtamowin—ecosystem classification research, database analysis, technical architecture kiskēyihtamowin. Knowledge systems, data sources kiskēyihtamowin ecosystem intelligence, individual, kéyah development kiskēyihtamowin. Documentation, research practices kiskēyihtamowin high standard kiskēyihtamowin—scientific, Indigenous, gender-based perspectives kiskēyihtamowin.

Ecosystem classifications kiskēyihtamowin scientific methods, traditional ecological knowledge kiskēyihtamowin. Indigenous, First Nations kéyahígíí, gender-based organizations, violence, crime data, children's health kiskēyihtamowin information sources kiskēyihtamowin—ecosystems, First Nations kéyahígíí, Canadian, international data kiskēyihtamowin, global wâhkôhtowin, context kiskēyihtamowin.

Kīkway Ācimowin

Technical documentation, database research, platform development, data analysis kiskēyihtamowin. Ecosystem science, Indigenous knowledge systems, agricultural systems, international development kiskēyihtamowin beginning kiskēyihtamowin. 15 years governance experience, strategic planning, policy development, kéyah health centres, wâskahikan organizations, universities kiskēyihtamowin.

Kīkway Ācimowin

Transparent, trustworthy, thoughtful kiskēyihtamowin different perspectives kiskēyihtamowin. Rural background kiskēyihtamowin practical, grounded kiskēyihtamowin. Kéyah-centered approaches kiskēyihtamowin—kéyah needs, kéyah values, well-being kiskēyihtamowin.

Governance experience kiskēyihtamowin technical solutions kiskēyihtamowin real kéyah needs, different stakeholder perspectives, transparency, accountability, kéyah benefit kiskēyihtamowin values kiskēyihtamowin.

Kīkway Ācimowin

Rural Alberta kiskēyihtamowin roots kiskēyihtamowin, 1000 Islands area kiskēyihtamowin—Anishnabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Oneida (St Lawrence Iroquois) nêhiyawak kiskēyihtamowin traditional territory kiskēyihtamowin Eastern Canada kiskēyihtamowin. Guelph, Ontario kiskēyihtamowin connections kiskēyihtamowin. Guelph Community Health Centre, Matrix Affordable Homes, University of Guelph kiskēyihtamowin organizations kiskēyihtamowin. Rural Alberta kiskēyihtamowin urban, kéyah contexts kiskēyihtamowin—rural, urban ecosystem understanding kiskēyihtamowin.

Kīkway Ācimowin

Ecosystem classification research, platform development, documentation kiskēyihtamowin. Governance experience kiskēyihtamowin platform development, research kiskēyihtamowin kéyah needs, governance requirements, evidence-based decision-making kiskēyihtamowin health, wâskahikan, kéyah development kiskēyihtamowin.

Getting in Touch

Inquiries, engagement é all nêhiyawak, all walks of life é—business, academia, public, private sectors, NGOs, kéyah organizations, individual, group é. Ecosystem intelligence, platform development, research collaboration, governance work é, platform's contact mechanisms é. Privacy, professional boundaries é, similar interests, positive change é nêhiyawak é.