Episode 10: Talking about land guardianship and leadership with Dr. Valérie Courtois

In this podcast, I am in conversation with Dr. Valérie Courtois, who is an Indigenous leader in Canada and well known for her contributions to the Indigenous Leadership Initiative (ILI). The ILI website is located at https://www.ilinationhood.ca. Valérie shares her early experiences in Labrador with the Innu Nation, and how her work has grown to a national scale. Courtois was selected as the 2023 winner of Stanford University's highest environmental prize, the Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability. Timestamps 02:43 - Introduction 05:16 - International Boreal Conservation Campaign 08:10 - 2017 $25M announcement 09:20 - Return on investment 12:15 - Was there a pivotal moment? 14:01 - Transformation through gaurdianship 16:48 - A theory of change 21:30 - Advice for incremental change 31:00 - Guardians involved in research 34:50 - Reflection on Bright Award 38:15 - A question about language and place names 53:23 - A discussion about data 2023 Bright Award Winner - Valérie Courtois https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWEr... Bright Award Event and Discussion Honoring 2023 Winner Valérie Courtois https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwkKT... 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business for 2023 https://time.com/collection/time100-c... How to Be an Ally of Indigenous-led Conservation https://www.ilinationhood.ca/publicat...