Gwen Bridge

CEO
Gwen Bridge Consulting Ltd
NELSON, British Columbia, Canada

Gwen has 20+ years of experience in indigenous relations and advancing indigenous authority over traditional territories, working in partnership with all levels of government, environmental organizations, and the private sector. Gwen, a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, supports indigenous people in natural resource management and conservation initiatives.

Gwen supports municipal and provincial governments, non-profits, universities, and the corporate sector on indigenous relations and engagement management, including implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies, training on indigenous perspectives and advancing carbon financing discussions with the Province of BC. Gwen has a Master of Science in Renewable Resources from the University of Alberta, in Alberta, Canada.

Presentation(s):

• SS 4 - Headwaters of the Columbia - Smelqmix Protected Area - Threats and Opportunities

  Monday, August 7, 2023
  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT

• WK 15 - Deeper Dive into Guidelines for Federal Departments and Agencies on Indigenous Knowledge, for Indigenous Science and Scholarship

  Tuesday, August 8, 2023
  3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

• SS 25 - Decolonizing Ecology Starts with You: Working Within Knowledge Systems to Incorporate Indigenous Data Governance into Ecology Data Landscapes

  Wednesday, August 9, 2023
  11:45 AM – 1:15 PM PDT

• INS 21 - Traditional Ecological Knowledge - Indigenous Ecologists Share Their Work in the Intersection of Indigenous and Western Understandings of the Natural World

  Thursday, August 10, 2023
  1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT