Dear Members and Friends of the ISE,
The remarkable people who receive these Fellowships - whether community leaders, activist scholars, and/or lifelong advocates of indigenous, human or environmental rights – are found through the efforts of our worldwide ISE network.
Gabrielle, a Student Fellow (PhD) of 2012-2013, is one such remarkable person. Last week, on June 8th, 2017, she became the 3rd Aboriginal student to graduate with a Ph.D. from her university. Of Métis background, Gabrielle used her Student Fellowship to conduct in-depth, community-led research on Métis identity in British Columbia, Canada.
Let us support our own ISE champions, like Gabrielle, in their efforts to protect the planet’s biological and cultural diversity!
You can help us with your contribution OR with 10 minutes of your time for promoting this campaign; see below for details.
The Darrell Posey Fellowship Team
(Mary, Miguel and Sarah)
Gabrielle Legault is a Darrell Posey Student Fellow (PhD) of 2012-2013.
Below are excerpts from Gabrielle’s message to us all following her graduation ceremony:
“The Darrell Posey Fellowship… was integral to ensuring that my research was conducted in a way that was ethical.”
“This began with the ISE supporting my travel and participation in the 2012 Emerging Ethnobiologist Pre-Congress workshop and the ISE Congress in France. The experience of learning from Indigenous peoples from throughout the world as well, as well as from researchers who worked directly with Indigenous communities provided the basis for my understanding of what it means to engage in respectful research with Indigenous peoples.”
“The Darrell Posey Fellowship went directly towards supporting a gathering of Métis elders and community members to initiate the process of community-based research. Here, I sought input on what it was that the community wanted me to research and more importantly, how it could be completed in a way that was respectful of the knowledge shared by the participants themselves and the broader Métis community.”
“This initial gathering was the foundation of what would become an in-depth community-led study of Métis Identity in British Columbia. Conducting this kind of community-based research is often difficult to accomplish, as it requires considerable time and additional resources to support the travel, accommodation, and appropriate recognition of community members.”
“It took nearly five years to get here, but I am proud of what we could accomplish with the support of the Darrell Posey Fellowship.”
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How to Help
1 – Donate. We REALLY need your help. Every little bit helps, so give what you can: Visit our Indiegogo campaign and help ‘Support a Fellow’
2 – ‘Follow’ (Twitter) and ‘Like’ (Facebook) the Darrell Posey Fellowship for updates about the Indiegogo campaign. These simple actions show your support and help to spread the message.
3 – Sign up for email updates during the Indiegogo campaign from the Darrell Posey Fellowship Program.
4 – Spread the word. The more people we can reach, the more we can support the local people who are protecting some of the world’s most threatened places. Forward this email, or Share through Facebook, or Retweet through Twitter to everyone you know and encourage them to visit our Indiegogo Campaign.
Wondering who to reach out to? Here are some ideas:
- family, friends and peers
- professional networks and societies
- students, faculty and staff of university departments
- international or national research or policy networks
- NGOs and advocates (Indigenous, human and environmental rights)
- philanthropists and donor foundations
- people with a large social media network
- local businesses (for example, your local coffee shops – coffee comes from the areas our fellows are trying to protect)
- larger businesses that you have connections to
Thank you so much for all your help and support. We look forward to sharing our updates with you over the next few weeks and months. Thank you for being involved.
The Darrell Posey Fellowship Team
(Mary, Miguel and Sarah)
