{"id":1957,"date":"2026-01-14T18:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:16:38","slug":"welcoming-new-board-members-to-braiding-knowledges-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/welcoming-new-board-members-to-braiding-knowledges-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming New Board Members to Braiding Knowledges Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1957\" class=\"elementor elementor-1957\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d804f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03d804f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1c856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1c856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is pleased to welcome a new cohort of Board members. Together, these new Directors bring a wide range of lived experience, disciplinary expertise, and governance leadership that strengthens BKC\u2019s ability to advance Reconciliation through Research.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s additions reflect a strong mix of Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders working across community-based research, Indigenous-led conservation, youth engagement, public policy, sustainability science, regenerative economies, and northern and national governance. Their collective expertise spans academia, government, not-for-profit leadership, and community-rooted practice, reinforcing BKC\u2019s commitment to inclusive, place-based, and decolonizing research approaches.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are especially pleased to welcome two Youth Board Members, whose perspectives are essential to shaping the future of knowledge braiding in Canada:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e112a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5e112a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6425e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b6425e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4b416 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb4b416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Megan-Legare-Headshot-1-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1941\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Megan-Legare-Headshot-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Megan-Legare-Headshot-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Megan-Legare-Headshot-1-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Megan-Legare-Headshot-1.jpeg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0f15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b0f15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Megan L\u00e9gar\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, PhD student at McGill University, brings deep experience in participatory research, youth engagement, and Indigenous-led health and social programming.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e319e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65e319e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53110d1 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53110d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1895\" alt=\"Talon Giroux Headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Talon-Giroux-Headshot.jpeg 1898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0550ba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0550ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Talon Giroux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Okim\u00e2w Awards Youth Leadership Recipient, contributes strong governance, communications, and arts-based advocacy experience rooted in Indigenous storytelling and community building.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3910e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3910e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joining them are new Board members whose leadership spans Indigenous science, conservation, climate policy, infrastructure, finance, and northern research systems:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b29065 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b29065\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80af962 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80af962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d0e73 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9d0e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kim-Neale-Headshot-1-2.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cdf7e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cdf7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Kim Neale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, regenerative economies futurist and founder of Manitoulin Climate Collaborative.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68899ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68899ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e16378 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e16378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DrBallard-Photo-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DrBallard-Photo-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DrBallard-Photo-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DrBallard-Photo-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DrBallard-Photo-1-1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DrBallard-Photo-1-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98a9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e98a9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dr. Myrle Ballard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Canada Research Chair in Weaving Indigenous Science and Sustainability Science.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641d1b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"641d1b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e9510 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20e9510\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b8d5a elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04b8d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1943\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Med-Res-Vicki-Sahanatien-00573-1-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c377828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c377828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Vicki Sahanatien, PhD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Knowledge and Research Manager, Mushkegowuk Council.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f467b26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f467b26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ab0aa elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8ab0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessus-Karst-Headshot-1-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea54263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea54263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jessus Karst<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Biodiversity Policy Advisor, M\u00e9tis National Council.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d84e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73d84e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e485c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e485c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d87eae elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d87eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shannon-Flint-Headshot-1-1-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shannon-Flint-Headshot-1-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shannon-Flint-Headshot-1-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shannon-Flint-Headshot-1-1-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shannon-Flint-Headshot-1-1.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2bf77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf2bf77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Shannon Flint<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, former Deputy Minister of Alberta Infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d175442 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d175442\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ad857 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6ad857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1946\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Borland-Headshot-1-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d52283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d52283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bill Borland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, environmental professional and national governance 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33bc28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Chris Paci, PhD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Vice President Research, Aurora College.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab23730 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab23730\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671d868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"671d868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These new members join an experienced Board led by <\/span><b>Michel Brazeau (Chair)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Lawrence Ignace (Vice-Chair)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and complement the existing strengths of BKC\u2019s governance team.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a not-for-profit corporation governed under the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, BKC\u2019s Board of Directors provides strategic direction, oversight, and accountability in support of the organization\u2019s mission. Together, the Board and staff are committed to cultivating trusting, reciprocal relationships and advancing research that meaningfully braids Indigenous and Western knowledge systems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We look forward to the guidance, insight, and leadership this new Board will bring as BKC continues to support community-driven environmental research, train the next generation of leaders, and inform policy and practice across Canada.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d427f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1d427f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265c648 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"265c648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/our-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet the full BKC Team<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is pleased to welcome a new cohort of Board members. 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This year\u2019s additions reflect a strong mix of Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders working across community-based research, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1960,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Welcoming New Board Members to Braiding Knowledges Canada - Braiding Knowledges Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Welcoming New Board Members to Braiding Knowledges Canada - Braiding Knowledges Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is pleased to welcome a new cohort of Board members. 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