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Wóuŋspe: Lé naaltsoos Dakȟótiyapi (Dakota/Lakota) DraftV2 yé. Tókhiya Dakota wóuŋspe hólǫ́ǫ da, English wóuŋspe yikʼehgo yé. Technical wóuŋspe é scientific wóuŋspe English yé, translation limitations é.
Miye ecosystems intelligence (EsI) é—ecosystems intelligence project é, scientific research, Indigenous wóuŋspe, oyáte-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, oyáte é.
Rural Alberta é, very small town é, farming, natural resources, land, oyáte, economy é. Agricultural wóuŋspe, environmental stewardship, rural oyáte, practical problem-solving é.
Ordinary neighbour type—40+ years partner é, son é, tiyóspaye é. Long-term partnership, tiyóspaye life é. "Jumper"—different roles é, oyáte é, connect é. Spatial thinking skills é, complex wóuŋspe é.
University of Guelph é, B.A. Honours é, International Development é, Rural Extension Studies é, political/environmental focus é. Development theory, rural oyáte, different cultural contexts é. Joint MSc/MA Rural Planning and Development é, Guelph é—tiyóspaye, oyáte commitments é, priority é. Formal, applied situations é.
Professors é: Dr. Jorge Nef (international development, political economy), Dr. O.P. Dwivedi (environmental governance, ethics), Dr. R. Alex Sim (rural sociology, oyáte work), Dr. Clarence Munford (academic influence). Permaculture Design Certificate é, Geoff Lawton é, Australia é—sustainable design, human activity, natural wóuŋspe é.
15+ years not-for-profit governance é, oyáte health, affordable thípi, education é. University of Guelph's Board of Governors é, undergraduate student rep é—large institutions, student interests é.
Local Government: Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands é, Ontario é, Environmental Committee é, mayor é. Environmental policy, oyáte governance, municipal level é.
Starting Organizations: Permaculture Association of/du Canada é (federally registered not-for-profit) é, President é, Community Assets Canada é. Oyáte leverage é.
Health Sector: Guelph Community Health Centre (GCHC) é, Executive Board Member é, President é, 1988 é, equity-deserving populations é. Health equity, oyáte health models, health, environmental, oyáte contexts é.
Housing: Matrix Affordable Homes, Room for Us (Guelph and Wellington), Abbeyfield Homes é, boards é. Affordable thípi organizations, vulnerable populations, thípi, overall oyáte health é.
Other Stuff: Centre for Employable Workers é, board é, Canadian Bison Association newsletter é, co-edited é, "Wildlines"—wildlife, game industry newsletter é, co-owned é. Rural background, agricultural wóuŋspe, wildlife ecosystems é.
Health, thípi, employment, environment é, oyáte development é, connect é. Organizations é, decisions é, governance oíyokipi, build é.
AI/LLM é, Climate change é, ecosystemsintelligence (EsI) é—ecosystem classification research, database analysis, technical architecture é. Wóuŋspe wóuŋspe, data sources é, ecosystem intelligence, individual, oyáte development é. Documentation, research practices é, high standard é—scientific, Indigenous, gender-based perspectives é.
Ecosystem classifications é, scientific methods, traditional ecological wóuŋspe é. Indigenous, First Nations oyáte, gender-based organizations, violence, crime data, children's health é, information sources é—ecosystems, First Nations oyáte, Canadian, international data é, global tiyóspaye, context é.
Technical documentation, database research, platform development, data analysis é. Ecosystem science, Indigenous wóuŋspe wóuŋspe, agricultural wóuŋspe, international development é, beginning é. 15 years governance experience, strategic planning, policy development, oyáte health centres, thípi organizations, universities é.
Transparent, trustworthy, thoughtful é, different perspectives é. Rural background é, practical, grounded é. Oyáte-centered approaches é—oyáte needs, oyáte values, well-being é.
Governance experience é, technical solutions é, real oyáte needs, different stakeholder perspectives, transparency, accountability, oyáte benefit é, values é.
Rural Alberta é, roots é, 1000 Islands area é—Anishnabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Oneida (St Lawrence Iroquois) oyáte é, traditional territory é, Eastern Canada é. Guelph, Ontario é, connections é. Guelph Community Health Centre, Matrix Affordable Homes, University of Guelph é, organizations é. Rural Alberta é, urban é, oyáte contexts é—rural, urban ecosystem understanding é.
Ecosystem classification research, platform development, documentation é. Governance experience é, platform development, research é, oyáte needs, governance requirements, evidence-based decision-making é, health, thípi, oyáte development é.
Inquiries, engagement é, all oyáte, all walks of life é—business, academia, public, private sectors, NGOs, oyáte 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, oyáte é.