About Me: Kurt Liebe

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Shí é

Shí éí ecosystems intelligence (EsI) baa haneʼígíí—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 diné 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 k'é é. Long-term partnership, k'é life é. "Jumper"—different roles é, kéyah connect é. Spatial thinking skills é, complex systems é.

Tókhe wóuŋspe é

University of Guelph é B.A. Honours é International Development é Rural Extension Studies é political/environmental focus é. Development theory, rural kéyah, different cultural contexts é. Joint MSc/MA Rural Planning and Development é Guelph é—k'é, kéyah 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, community work), Dr. Clarence Munford (academic influence). Permaculture Design Certificate é Geoff Lawton é Australia é—sustainable design, human activity, natural systems é.

Tókhe wóuŋspe é

15+ years not-for-profit governance é, kéyah health, affordable hooghan, 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, kéyah governance, municipal level é.

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

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

Housing: Matrix Affordable Homes, Room for Us (Guelph and Wellington), Abbeyfield Homes é boards é. Affordable hooghan organizations, vulnerable populations, hooghan, overall kéyah 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 knowledge, wildlife ecosystems é.

Health, hooghan, employment, environment é kéyah development é connect é. Organizations é decisions, governance structures, build é.

Tókhe wóuŋspe é

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

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

Tókhe wóuŋspe é

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

Tókhe wóuŋspe é

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

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

Tókhiya é

Rural Alberta é roots é, 1000 Islands area é—Anishnabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Oneida (St Lawrence Iroquois) diné 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, kéyah contexts é—rural, urban ecosystem understanding é.

Tókhe wóuŋspe é

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

Getting in Touch

Inquiries, engagement é all diné, 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 diné é.