EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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2023 / 2024
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POSITIONCo-President
PROGRAMFaculty of Law, Juris Doctor Class of 2025
ABOUTI was born and raised in and around Edmonton Alberta but now live in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and will live and work there following my graduation in 2025. Prior to law school I completed an honours history degree at the University of Alberta and a minor in anthropology. I also completed a Certificate in Community Engagement & Service-Learning. During my undergraduate studies I was involved with the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology where I learned about and gained a passion for Indigenous community led research and supported the work of the institute in their partnerships with Indigenous communities to find the missing children and unmarked burials at residential school sites in Alberta. I have experience working as a front line social worker with children and youth and individuals with disabilities where I gained a passion for trauma-informed principles and supporting vulnerable members of the community. Since starting law school and moving to Yellowknife I have become passionate about access to justice in the North and the experience of vulnerable victims in the criminal justice system in the North. I am so excited to be a part of the Northern Students Association and hope to start initiatives through the association that support communities in the North and fundraise for Northern community organizations and initiatives.
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POSITIONCo-President
PROGRAMPh.D. Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
ABOUTI first fell in love with the northern when, as an undergraduate student, I assisted a group of ice-age scientists doing field work in the Klondike and along the Dempster Highway in Yukon. This formative experience inspired me to investigate the effects of climate and landscape change on mercury cycling in cold regions. During my masters I worked with the Vuntut Gwich’in Government to address research questions regarding the effects of permafrost thaw on river water quality. The gems of these experiences include boat work with knowledge holders in the Old Crow Flats, and learning from Gwich’in elders during a community gathering in Old Crow. I draw inspiration from these experiences to guide my current research which seeks to characterize mercury sources and transport in the vast and beautiful Yukon River basin. With the Northern Students’ Association, I hope to foster connection and community between northern researchers and residents, and to provide opportunities for student career development and mentorship.
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POSITIONSecretary
PROGRAMMSc Water and Land Resources
ABOUTI’ve been lucky to be able to travel to the north every year since 2019 working in many different capacities, either teaching STEM-focused workshops and summer camps in Fort Chipewyan, AB, sampling tree cores in Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin territory in the Yukon, or where my current research is focused! I am currently studying how seasonality, hysteresis, and wildfires can impact methylmercury and dissolved organic matter export in peatland catchments of varying permafrost extent in the Dehcho and Hay River watersheds of the Northwest Territories and Alberta. The project was developed in collaboration with the Dene Tha’, K'atl'odeeche, and Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nations, and we are fortunate enough to be able to sample alongside community members for this work. With the Northern Student’s Association, I hope to be able to support on the back-end as the Secretary, as well as providing opportunities for students from the north and northern researchers to connect through more casual, social events!
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POSITIONCommunications
PROGRAMJuris Doctor
ABOUTI was raised on the shores of Great Slave Lake in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and this experience led me to pursue a Bachelor of Environmental and Conservation Sciences and a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies. As a law student, I am passionate about the intersection and development between and in the areas of environmental, Indigenous, and Aboriginal law. Having worked with both community, industry, and government, I hope to merge these areas of practice to limit their operation in silos. As a Métis person raised in a remote northern community, I was apprehensive of traveling down south to pursue post-secondary studies. With the Northern Students Association, I hope to foster a sense of community for those traveling from the north for post-secondary studies, to build relationships between students and researchers in the south with those in the north, and to support interdisciplinary opportunities for community and Indigenous knowledge systems.
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POSITIONTreasurer
PROGRAMMSc Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology
ABOUTMy thesis is working in collaboration with the Inuvialuit Joint Secretariat and Game Council to develop a harvest study framework that is focused around Inuvialuit priorities and values, under the supervision of Brenda Parlee and Brent Swallow. I hope to continue being involved in work supporting traditional economies after graduation. Originally from Calgary AB, my first trip north was to participate in a land-based learning camp by the Canadian Mountain Network at Kluane Lake. I got involved in the Northern Students’ Association to build a stronger community connection with other students both working in and from the North, and to be part of a support network as we navigate the university experience. When taking a break from working, I love baking sweets and sourdough bread, practicing judo and karate, and just walking around the Edmonton river valley.
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The Northern Students' Assoc. was previously known as the Circumpolar Students' Association
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