Bridging the Ways of Knowing

Gary Pritchard –Giniw (Golden Eagle)
Gary Pritchard is a conservation ecologist and engagement specialist and a proud member of Curve Lake First Nation. Gary has had the privilege to work on behalf of First Nations peoples throughout Ontario and Canada. He has travelled and worked in almost 300 First Nations communities throughout Canada and the northern United States. He has brought a wealth of knowledge to both his Indigenous and non-Indigenous cliental performing a wide variety of services including Indigenous community planning, land-use/traditional knowledge studies, Indigenous lead conservation and restoration, ecological monitoring using two-eyed seeing, Indigenous place-making, capacity building, mediator between western science and traditional science and subject matter expert on behalf of Indigenous communities. One of Gary's greatest strengths is that he is often able to be the one who acts as the bridge between the Indigenous community and the western style of governance. Gary has successfully collaborated with many stakeholder groups, researchers, institutes, government agencies, Indigenous communities, and political organizations to address environmental concerns and identify practical solutions to environmental related issues.