Tara Marsden/Naxginkw

Title of Talk:

UNDRIP and Place-Based Research

Short Bio:

Tara is from the Lax Ganeda (Frog) Clan of the Gitksan peoples. Her primary focus for her 30-year career has been advancing sustainable development and operationalizing free, prior and informed consent for Indigenous peoples. Drawing on her Masters degree in Political Science and her upbringing in Gitksan Ayookxw (laws), Tara has worked for a number of First Nations governments, academia, the provincial government, and philanthropic organizations. In 2021, Tara established Hlimoo Sustainable Solutions to continue her life’s work as an independent consultant in her homelands of the Gitksan people.