OUR TEAM

An Indigenous-led organization dedicated to protecting the Peace-Athabasca Delta and its people.

Our Team

‍Nipîy Tu Research & Knowledge Centre is guided by an interim Board of Directors that is supported by a team of professionals dedicated to ecological and cultural sustainability. On the Board of Directors sits representatives from each of the founding communities.
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Photo: Nipîy Tu Research and Knowledge Centre Strategic Planning Session, November 2022

From left:
Mark Gustafson (JFK Law), Gary Wilson (Project Manager), Denise Golden (Community Engagement Coordinator), Tammy Riel (CEO, Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation), Lisa Tssessaze (Director, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation - Dene Lands & Resource Management), Lori Cyprien (Manager - Rights and Lands, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), Bruce Maclean (Director, Maclean Environmental Consulting), Carmen Wells (Manager - Lands and Regulatory, Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation), Hannah Reid (Project Coordinator), Melody Lepine (Director, Mikisew Cree First Nation - Government and Industry Relations)
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An Indigenous-led organization dedicated to protecting the Peace-Athabasca Delta and its people.

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Mobile Laboratory to arrive in Fort Chipewyan in February 2024

February 26, 2024

NTRKC is introducing a mobile laboratory in Fort Chipewyan in late February 2024

A Message from Nipîy Tu's first Executive Director

February 19, 2024

Tammy Riel, NTRKC's first Executive Director, begins her work with NTRKC with a message

Nipîy Tu welcomes its first Executive Director

January 31, 2024

NTRKC is excited to announce a significant milestone in its journey: the appointment of our first Executive Director, Tammy Riel