Tree Talks with Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty: Indigenous Leadership and Climate Change [2023]

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Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty, the first woman to be elected Grand Chief of the Cree Nation, joins Canopy’s Founder and Executive Director, Nicole Rycroft on Canopy's Tree Talks. They discuss what happens after unprecedented fires sweep through forested areas unchecked, and the importance of Cree-led conservation to protect Cree land and wildlife through distinctive traditional practices, systems, laws, values, and knowledge.

More here on Mandy Gull-Masty: Mandy Gull-Masty | The Canadian Encyclopedia

and here: Cree leader named minister of Indigenous Services Canada

Mandy Gull-Masty is a mother of 4 children - she gave birth to her first child at age 14.