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Mary Boyden

Managing Director, 8th Fire Traditional Council of Elders | Board Member

Mary Boyden is the Managing Director for Eighth Fire Solutions, a social enterprise established upon the direction of the AMAK Elders, a Traditional Elders Council, with a mandate to encourage excellence in Indigenous-led land reclamation strategies. 

After 30 years working in the communities of Treaty 9 both as an adult educator and trainer and in the mining industry, most recently as Indigenous Community Relations Manager at Goldcorp’s Porcupine Gold Mines, Mary is well-versed on the complex issues facing Indigenous Peoples, particularly women and youth, as they establish themselves in meaningful pursuits within the resource economy.  Her passion for facilitating respect of Indigenous Ways of Knowing by mainstream society is fed by her own journey as the product of Indigenous and Settler ancestors who paved the way for Canada as we know it today.

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Partner Spotlight - Teck, one of Canada’s leadin Partner Spotlight - Teck, one of Canada’s leading mining companies, focused on providing products that are essential to building a better quality of life for people around the globe while caring for communities and the environment.

We'd like to thank our newest partner for supporting our Champions of Change Program and making the work we do at GIDT possible.

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Wishing everyone a truly blessed holiday season and a prosperous New Year! 🧡
Enjoy this short clip highlighting some of our wor Enjoy this short clip highlighting some of our work in Ecuador with the #shuar community. Our work includes: Participatory mapping, Traditional knowledge preservation, Plant medicines and Community based ecotourism! 

Music in the video by: @natemmashiant 
#ecotourism #tek #traditionalknowledge #plantmedicine
Please consider supporting this go-fund me to help Please consider supporting this go-fund me to help our affiliate organization in Ecuador and Shuar communities. Your donation goes to help preserve indigenous land + culture in the #ecuadorianamazon and to combat #climatechange 

This way we can help Shuar families have their basic needs met, they can keep theirs and protect their lands from from exploitation + development 

Read more in the go-fund me page: Land Back for Amazonian Community

https://gofund.me/400d58c9
Meet Jenny Chiriap @yanua_artesanias_ a Shuar Wome Meet Jenny Chiriap @yanua_artesanias_ a Shuar Women and Plant Medicine Teacher who makes Beautiful Artisanal Jewelry based on her visions from the Ecuadorian Amazon! You can support her work and give amazing gifts! Yanua means Star in the #shuar language ✨✨ @yanua_artesanias_ makes custom pieces as well! Get in touch with her today or DM us for inquiries #supportsmallbusiness #supportindigenousartists #womenempowerment
So excited to share with everyone some of the amaz So excited to share with everyone some of the amazing work that’s been going on in Ecuador with our partners @inishanunka we have been supporting the #shuar and their ecotourism, cultural resurgence, land mapping and plant medicine projects! Stay tuned for project insights, info and ways to get involved or go visit! This photo was taken from the community of Buena Esperanza - the jungle sunsets never fail 🌅🌋💜
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