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Advisory for Aboriginal Communities
GeoConnections strives to help Aboriginal communities and organizations gain the capacity to use the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) for decision making. To this end, the program established an Aboriginal Advisory Group that represents cultural, national, regional, and local interests. The Advisory Group identifies how Aboriginal communities can benefit from using the CGDI and refines the program's focus as required.
The Aboriginal Advisory Group currently comprises the following members:
Sheri Longboat - (Co-Chair)
Educator/consultant, independent
Greg Kehm
Ecotrust Canada
Jason Googoo - (Co-Chair)
Membertou Geomatics Consultants
Donald Sharp
Assembly of First Nations
Hèléne Lachance
Indian and Northern Affairs
Frank Anderson
Nunatsiavut Government
Steven Fox Radulovich
Consultant
Leeanna Rhodes
Treaty 8 Tribal Council
Leona Irons
National Aboriginal Land Managers Association
Eric Loring
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
Kristin Stark
Assembly of First Nations
Dan Benoit
Manitoba Métis Federation
From left to right: Jason Googoo, Greg Kehm, Donald Sharp, Hélène Lachance, Sheri Longboat, and Frank Andersen (photograph by Simon Riopel, August 2007).