[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":225},["ShallowReactive",2],{"people:en":3},[4,17,28,39,50,61,72,83,94,105,116,127,138,149,160,171,182,193,204,214],{"id":5,"title":6,"bio":7,"extension":8,"meta":9,"name":10,"photo":11,"profile_url":12,"slug":13,"sort_key":13,"stem":14,"type":15,"__hash__":16},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Faaron-franks.json","Research Lead, Data Sovereignty Research Collaborative at First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)","\u003Cp>Aaron is the Research Lead of the Data Sovereignty Research Collaborative (DSRC) at the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) where he has worked since 2018.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron’s career spans performance, arts-based research and critical theory (applied theatre and climate justice), and, since 2015, advocacy, analysis and leadership in “research about research”, the limits of policy, and resisting extraction of First People’s knowledges and relations. Just before joining FNIGC he worked at the Centres for Environmental Health Equity and Indigenous Research Creation (both Queen’s University) and was a Mitacs policy fellow at SSHRC. He has published in many venues and is also a past editor of alt.theatre magazine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has a BFA (Alberta), MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies (Brock) and PhD in Human Geography (Glasgow). Originally from Treaty Six territory (Edmonton), he has British, Northern European, and Metis ancestors with ties to the Anglo-Metis communities of St. Andrews, MB, and Birch Hills, SK. A member of the Manitoba Metis Federation, he lives with his family on unceded Algonquin territory (Ottawa).\u003C\u002Fp>","json",{},"Aaron Franks","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002Fe7e668d8-eacd-4d45-8dc1-bf23d42fd5cd","http:\u002F\u002Flinkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Faaron-franks-02aa596?originalSubdomain=ca","aaron-franks","people\u002Faaron-franks","steering","AFfolstjcRfW3WQre7GhEMaEfESl5E26NOIetuSe95o",{"id":18,"title":19,"bio":20,"extension":8,"meta":21,"name":22,"photo":23,"profile_url":24,"slug":25,"sort_key":25,"stem":26,"type":15,"__hash__":27},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fchantal-kamgne.json","Head of Research, EngageAfricaNLP and Managing Director, Localizzz","\u003Cp>Chantal Kamgne currently serves as Managing Director at Localizzz and Head of Research at EngageAfricaNLP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is a practitioner of multilingual and multicultural equity, with a focus on low-resourced and developing contexts where underserved communities and vulnerable populations face risks of both language loss and limited access to essential services due to digital inequalities, distance, mobility, nomadism, societal pressure, systemic barriers, and other limitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her work at EngageAfricaNLP aims at researching and designing data collection processes and protocols that support language preservation and help build linguistically and culturally grounded communication, learning and knowledge exchange tools for Cameroonian communities, as well as for businesses and organisations working with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chantal is currently focused on creating solutions to promote the safety and empowerment of vulnerable populations and underserved communities in Cameroon through effective knowledge access, reproductive health information, crisis communication and disaster response.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Chantal Kamgne","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F8b7ca882-d4ae-412e-9165-31b28d68f78c","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fchantalkamgne\u002F","chantal-kamgne","people\u002Fchantal-kamgne","f9Va38gLDdj83S2iOjCL4Ufz1RPfnC9ryyolE23vDa8",{"id":29,"title":30,"bio":31,"extension":8,"meta":32,"name":33,"photo":34,"profile_url":35,"slug":36,"sort_key":36,"stem":37,"type":15,"__hash__":38},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fcharu-tripura.json","Coordinator, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact","\u003Cp>Charu Bikash Tripura is a Coordinator at the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), a regional organization founded in 1992 and committed to promoting and defending the rights of indigenous peoples across Asia. He belongs to the Tripuri community and serves as Program Coordinator for AIPP's Regional Capacity Building Program, based in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  In this role, he works to strengthen the capacity, solidarity, and advocacy efforts of indigenous communities and organizations across the region. Through his work at AIPP, he engages with international human rights mechanisms, supports regional networks, and advocates for the recognition, representation, and self-determination of indigenous communities throughout Asia.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Charu Bikash Tripura","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F6b8b3ce7-0acb-4c13-9b40-16aceee43450","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fcharu-bikash-20098b126\u002F","charu-tripura","people\u002Fcharu-tripura","4nHgT7P8nCQsWRlNHPlRDt_8CgXJjeRiKTKGjlo5jy4",{"id":40,"title":41,"bio":42,"extension":8,"meta":43,"name":44,"photo":45,"profile_url":46,"slug":47,"sort_key":47,"stem":48,"type":15,"__hash__":49},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fchinomso-chukwuma.json","AI Engineer | Scientific Computing Graduate Student | Founder, MizSpace Technology","\u003Cp>Chinomso Mishael Chukwuma is a Full-Stack Software Developer and AI Engineer, currently a graduate student in Scientific Computing at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Originally from Nigeria (Abia State), his work focuses on applied artificial intelligence and computational systems for low-resource and underrepresented language environments, with emphasis on improving access to knowledge and communication. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is the founder of MizSpace Technology, an early-stage applied AI initiative developing systems across language technology, intelligent applications, and domain-specific software infrastructure. His work explores how machine learning and software systems can be adapted to constrained data environments where conventional NLP methods underperform. A core project is Igbo Amaka Chat, a low-resource conversational AI system designed to support the preservation and revitalization of the Igbo language through conversational modelling, culturally grounded knowledge representation, and interactive learning design. His technical interests include machine learning systems, applied scientific computing, natural language processing, and intelligent agents, particularly in low-resource settings where data scarcity and cultural context significantly affect model performance. He also builds full-stack AI systems and automation tools that translate computational research concepts into deployable software.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chinomso’s broader direction is the design of inclusive AI infrastructure that supports language preservation, expands access to computational tools, and applies scientific computing methods to real-world cultural and informational equity challenges.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Chinomso Mishael Chukwuma","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F146fc467-9de1-4053-95fb-3b94b4329675","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fmishaeltech\u002F","chinomso-chukwuma","people\u002Fchinomso-chukwuma","JlGbIvBuNsdvo6Z0ETfjJiuohXyh5j0xz97qV6ZAhM0",{"id":51,"title":52,"bio":53,"extension":8,"meta":54,"name":55,"photo":56,"profile_url":57,"slug":58,"sort_key":58,"stem":59,"type":15,"__hash__":60},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fconstanza-gomez-mont.json","Climate Fellow, Yale Jackson School of Public Affairs; Co-Founder and Director of NaturaTech LAC; Founding Member, Steering Committee of Women for Ethical AI for UNESCO; Founder and Principal of C Minds; Founder and Principal of AI for Climate","\u003Cp>Constanza Gómez Mont is a strategist and social entrepreneur. She focuses on harnessing the potential of emerging technologies and models of collective intelligence to amplify social and environmental impact. For the last 17 years she has led pioneering initiatives through C Minds, an action tank in Latin America that she founded. C Minds develops frameworks and policies for inclusive, ethical, and human rights-centered technologies, implements tech for good initiatives, and strengthens female leadership in the tech and policy fields. She is also the founder of the award-winning global initiative AI for Climate and founder and Director of NaturaTech LAC, a new regional initiative cofounded with IDB Lab that harnesses new technologies to accelerate climate and biodiversity conservation action in Latin America and the Caribbean.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Constanza has led diverse high-level global processes, such as the co-development of the first AI ethics global regulatory instrument led by UNESCO, signed by 193 countries; the chairing of the AI for Humanity Global Future Council of the World Economic Forum; and is a member of the global council of Women for Ethical AI of UNESCO, among other leadership roles. She is an advisor and partner to governments, multilateral organizations and big tech firms, and actively advocates and speaks on inclusive leadership and tech for impact. Furthermore, Constanza has been recognized by the British Government as an International leader and won the AI Life Trajectory Award of North America 2023 by Women in AI, among other recognitions.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Constanza Gomez Mont","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002Ff04e341b-c0a7-4e97-bb27-ac7470367ae5","https:\u002F\u002Fjackson.yale.edu\u002Fperson\u002Fconstanza-gomez-mont\u002F","constanza-gomez-mont","people\u002Fconstanza-gomez-mont","3YsInXaTMwbrqIKJWTGTjaDKoAVjTnY4lsYi_AvATl8",{"id":62,"title":63,"bio":64,"extension":8,"meta":65,"name":66,"photo":67,"profile_url":68,"slug":69,"sort_key":69,"stem":70,"type":15,"__hash__":71},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fdamian-blasi.json","ICREA Research Professor, Center for Brain & Cognition at the Pompeu Fabra University","\u003Cp>Damian is an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ficrea.cat\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICREA Research Professor\u003C\u002Fa> based at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.upf.edu\u002Fweb\u002Fcbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Brain & Cognition\u003C\u002Fa> at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona (Spain), a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.schmidtsciences.org\u002Fschmidt-science-polymaths\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schmidt Sciences Polymath\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fexplorers.nationalgeographic.org\u002Fdirectory\u002Fdamian-blasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic Explorer\u003C\u002Fa>, and a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbrancoweissfellowship.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Branco Weiss Fellow\u003C\u002Fa>. In addition, he is also an external researcher at the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhraf.yale.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Relations Area Files\u003C\u002Fa> (Yale University, USA) and an associate of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcoevolution.fas.harvard.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Culture, Cognition, Coevolution Lab\u003C\u002Fa> based at the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, and serves as an ad hoc expert on linguistic diversity for UNESCO. Damian has been a recipient of the Rising Star Award from the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science, and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcognitivesciencesociety.org\u002Fglushko-dissertation-prize\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glushko Prize in Cognitive Sciences\u003C\u002Fa> among other honors. Previously he was a a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdatascience.harvard.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard Data Science Initative Fellow\u003C\u002Fa> based at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcoevolution.fas.harvard.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Culture, Cognition, Coevolution Lab\u003C\u002Fa> led by Joseph Henrich, based at the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, a research affiliate of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shh.mpg.de\u002FDLCE-research-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution\u003C\u002Fa> at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena (Germany) and the 2019-2020 Maury Green Fellow at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.radcliffe.harvard.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard University\u003C\u002Fa>. Before he was postdoctoral researcher at the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch\u002Fen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comparative Linguistics Department\u003C\u002Fa> at the University of Zürich (Switzerland) between 2015-2019. Damian received a Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mis.mpg.de\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences\u003C\u002Fa> while he held an affiliation to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eva.mpg.de\u002Flinguistics\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Linguistics\u003C\u002Fa> at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, both institutes from Leipzig (Germany). Damian obtained his B.Sc. in Physics and M.Sc. in Interdisciplinary and Statistical Physics from the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ib.edu.ar\u002Fcomponent\u002Fk2\u002Fitem\u002F132-instituto-balseiro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balseiro Institute\u003C\u002Fa> in Bariloche (Argentina).\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Damian Blasi","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F4a65b6d9-ce1c-4508-9f78-ce406c8792f8","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.damianblasi.org\u002F","damian-blasi","people\u002Fdamian-blasi","5Sa_xu7slg96CzMQMO6yamdYk1BQDsKByfSgFJbANk0",{"id":73,"title":74,"bio":75,"extension":8,"meta":76,"name":77,"photo":78,"profile_url":79,"slug":80,"sort_key":80,"stem":81,"type":15,"__hash__":82},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Feduardo-gomez-restrepo.json","Head of Operations, CMinds","\u003Cp>Eduardo Gomez Restrepo serves as the Head of Operations at C Minds since February 2024, focusing on bridging territorial communities, technologists, and decision-makers to leverage emerging technologies in alignment with the cultural and biodiversity needs of Latin America. Prior to this role, Eduardo held the position of Senior Lead in Data Policy at Centro para la Cuarta Revolución Industrial Colombia, where significant contributions included designing data governance frameworks and facilitating dialogues on biocultural perspectives in data management. As Senior Project Manager at Centro de Bioinformática y Biología Computacional de Colombia, Eduardo coordinated numerous biotechnology projects aimed at sustainable regional development. Eduardo holds a PhD in Biotechnology from Universidad de Antioquia and has completed further professional development in biomimicry and environmental management.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Eduardo Gomez Restrepo","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F2d351c27-7e63-44b1-bc2d-6e6dac9f2d99","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Feduardobiocolombia\u002F","eduardo-gomez-restrepo","people\u002Feduardo-gomez-restrepo","NmWpjcxr7G3A22lKHi40CSZei0yWboEXDi7UqJZ1dJc",{"id":84,"title":85,"bio":86,"extension":8,"meta":87,"name":88,"photo":89,"profile_url":90,"slug":91,"sort_key":91,"stem":92,"type":15,"__hash__":93},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fjane-anderson.json","Associate Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies and a Global Fellow in the Engelberg Center for Innovation Law and Policy in the Law School at New York University","\u003Cp>Dr. Jane Anderson is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies and a Global Fellow in the Engelberg Center for Innovation Law and Policy in the Law School at New York University. Jane has a Ph.D. in Law from the Law School at University of New South Wales in Australia. Their work is focused on the philosophical and practical problems for intellectual property law and the protection of Indigenous\u002Ftraditional knowledge resources and cultural heritage in support of Indigenous knowledge and data sovereignty. In 2023 Jane was awarded $2.5 million from the Mellon Foundation to support the sustainability and future of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flocalcontexts.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Contexts\u003C\u002Fa>.  Local Contexts is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 to support Indigenous communities to manage their intellectual and cultural property, cultural heritage, environmental data, and genetic resources within digital environments through the TK (Traditional Knowledge) & BC (Biocultural) Labels and Notices. Local Contexts provides legal, extra-legal, and educational strategies for navigating copyright law and creating new options for Indigenous control over vital cultural heritage. See this \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvimeo.com\u002F622861354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video\u003C\u002Fa> on Local Contexts In 2023 Jane released the new film: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flocalcontexts.org\u002Ffilms\u002Fthey-returned-home\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awasəwehlαwə́lətinα wikəwαmok – They Returned Home\u003C\u002Fa> (2023). This film is a collaboration with the Penobscot Nation and was filmed by cinematographer Andreas Burgess. The film has been selected to play in the 2023 NatiVisions Film Festival in Arizona. Jane was recently awarded the prestigious international \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.atalm.org\u002Fnode\u002F73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Award\u003C\u002Fa> from the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM) for their contribution.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Dr. Jane Anderson","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F1b860b0a-f6b5-44c7-80af-67c9385b17f5","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fjane-anderson-ab522022\u002F","jane-anderson","people\u002Fjane-anderson","e2j7hN37GUyeeV8gKqZbb6Et_n_mfOzmz-7ELoS4XHM",{"id":95,"title":96,"bio":97,"extension":8,"meta":98,"name":99,"photo":100,"profile_url":101,"slug":102,"sort_key":102,"stem":103,"type":15,"__hash__":104},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fjeannet-stephen.json","Indigenous Representative (Global Task Force for Making a Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages), PACOS Trust \u002F Associate Professor, BorIIS UMS","\u003Cp>Dr. Jeannet Stephen is Associate Professor of Languages and Linguistics and Deputy Director of the Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies (BorIIS) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). She is of Kadazan ethnicity from the state of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. She holds a Ph.D. in Language Teaching and Learning from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her work is focused on the practical and structural challenges of language policy and planning, language revitalization, and cultural sustainability in support of Indigenous linguistic identity and data sovereignty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Jeannet heads the Indigenous Early Childhood Education Project funded by UNICEF Malaysia, as well as the Sabah Ethnic Language Curriculum pilot, anchoring both in community-driven, multilingual models. Translating research into national impact, she and her research team recently completed and submitted a foundational White Paper to the Malaysia Ministry of Education for the Early Childhood Education Policy for Indigenous and Orang Asli Children. She also leads the Sabah Native Customary Schools Living Lab, which consists of over 15 native customary schools practicing the intergenerational transmission of native cultures, traditions, and languages. In addition to her research, Jeannet serves as a consultant to the Sabah Cultural Board Cultural Mapping Project, working closely with cultural practitioners and policymakers to protect vital cultural knowledge assets. Internationally, Jeannet represents Asia on behalf of the PACOS Trust on the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL) Global Task Force, and was recently an invited panelist on the IDIL Panel during the 18th session of the Experts Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP 18th) in Geneva, Switzerland.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Dr. Jeannet Stephen","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002Fb7316c22-6f43-4667-9e72-4b245be0e5bc","https:\u002F\u002Fexpertise.ums.edu.my\u002Fprofile\u002F0789a9ae16344ebea258efa7ed4d1747\u002Fcv","jeannet-stephen","people\u002Fjeannet-stephen","m7HodrE_ocFe_AufeK99mgxHgzuGaFygsbVSwiBjDTY",{"id":106,"title":107,"bio":108,"extension":8,"meta":109,"name":110,"photo":111,"profile_url":112,"slug":113,"sort_key":113,"stem":114,"type":15,"__hash__":115},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fjenny-fewster.json","Director of the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences (HASS) and Indigenous Research Data Commons, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)","\u003Cp>Jenny leads national initiatives that strengthen digital research infrastructure for humanities, arts, social sciences, and Indigenous research in Australia, with a particular focus on improving access to data, collections, analytical tools, and research services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She has extensive experience in research infrastructure, digital humanities, cultural collections, and data stewardship. She works closely with universities, government agencies, galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM), Indigenous organisations, and national research infrastructure providers to develop collaborative approaches to data access, governance, preservation, and reuse. Her work is focused on demonstrating the value and impact of HASS and Indigenous research through nationally coordinated infrastructure and partnerships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong advocate for Indigenous Data Governance and the ethical stewardship of cultural and research data, Jenny has led initiatives supporting community-led approaches to data management, digital preservation, and access to Australia's cultural and linguistic heritage. She is particularly interested in how research infrastructure can support policy development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the translation of research into social and community benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jenny is passionate about building sustainable, inclusive research ecosystems that enable researchers, communities, and institutions to address complex societal challenges through better access to data, tools, and expertise.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Jenny Fewster","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F32496ae7-bdb8-42f0-8478-5dff4708a126","https:\u002F\u002Fau.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fjenny-fewster","jenny-fewster","people\u002Fjenny-fewster","hbPT_RVIFkfiU6JN7dQp6MBvQ46tVrqX8RJzjFsk_Jo",{"id":117,"title":118,"bio":119,"extension":8,"meta":120,"name":121,"photo":122,"profile_url":123,"slug":124,"sort_key":124,"stem":125,"type":15,"__hash__":126},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Flinn-harkess.json","Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Lead, Fundación Pronorte.","\u003Cp>Linn Harkess is a political scientist with a second degree in languages and a Master in European Affairs. She currently serves as Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Lead at Fundación Pronorte, an organization based in Salta, northwest Argentina. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through her role, she supports the work of Redes Chaco, a multinational platform of more than 300 multi-actor organizations. She works to build partnerships and mobilize finance for territorial development initiatives in the Gran Chaco Americano, a region spanning Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay and encompassing more than one million square kilometres. The Gran Chaco is the second largest biome in Latin America after the Amazon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her areas of focus include resilient livelihoods, sustainable value chains, digital inclusion and Indigenous participation, connecting local priorities, investment and innovation opportunities. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linn also has extensive experience in resource mobilization and programme development in support of Indigenous and minority communities for the European Commission and UNHCR in Greenland, the Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Linn Harkess","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F7185aa57-c2c2-4308-a933-bde2bce5fe27","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Flinn-harkess-1960977\u002F","linn-harkess","people\u002Flinn-harkess","6H-dUPSOXsv3SmctZrmKym18wN7ST6tqN72NmpzW9IA",{"id":128,"title":129,"bio":130,"extension":8,"meta":131,"name":132,"photo":133,"profile_url":134,"slug":135,"sort_key":135,"stem":136,"type":15,"__hash__":137},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fmark-gachara.json","Linguistic Diversity Expert - UNDP","\u003Cp>Mark is a researcher and practitioner working at the intersection of AI, data governance, and digital development across national, subnational, and multilateral contexts. His experience spans policy, programmatic design, and implementation with organizations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mozilla Foundation, GIZ, UNICEF, the World Bank, and national and county governments across Africa. He has worked with governments, such as, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Lesotho, Zambia, Uganda, among others, to strengthen the use of data and digital technologies for public service delivery, governance, and development outcomes. He has also worked extensively with subnational governments to strengthen the use of citizen-generated, environmental, agricultural, and administrative data for evidence-based decision-making, public participation, and service delivery. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More recently, Mark contributed to the development of Kenya's National AI Strategy. Also, through Mozilla's Common Voice initiative, he supported the development of sustainable language data pipelines and governance approaches for the creation, stewardship, and use of language resources that enable downstream NLP and AI applications. At UNDP, he is supporting linguistic diversity in AI through the Local Language Accelerator Programme, helping strengthen language data ecosystems for under-resourced and indigenous languages across multiple countries. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Computer Science at the University of Eastern Finland.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Mark Gachara","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002Fcfe3d127-560d-4969-b1b1-4b9851681c31",null,"mark-gachara","people\u002Fmark-gachara","QuHZuHNsQCEh_B0yJ8yx_bgmKQrEJ7oi2v2rJJUVTMk",{"id":139,"title":140,"bio":141,"extension":8,"meta":142,"name":143,"photo":144,"profile_url":145,"slug":146,"sort_key":146,"stem":147,"type":15,"__hash__":148},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fmaui-hudson.json","Professor and Director Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato","\u003Cp>Maui Hudson’s Iwi affiliations are Whakatōhea, Ngāruahine, and Te Māhurehure. He is an interdisciplinary researcher working on Indigenous ethics, Indigenous data sovereignty, and the challenges of working at the interface of mātauranga Māori and science. Hudson is currently the Co-Director of the Te Kotahi Research Institute working on projects around Indigenous Trade, benefit sharing, and improving research practices when working with Indigenous communities. He is a founding member of Te Mana Raraunga Māori Data Sovereignty Network and the Global Indigenous Data Alliance as well as a co-author of the CARE Principles for Indigenous Governance. Hudson also is a Council member of Local Contexts and co-developer of the Biocultural Labels. 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Michael was an engineer at Amazon’s Alexa, former faculty at Northeastern University, and is a researcher at Mila. Michael is researching Indigenous language reclamation using immersive technologies and artificial intelligence. His work has been awarded a MIT Solve Fellowship, the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, the Centri Tech Social Justice Innovation Award, and the Patrick McGovern AI for Humanity Prize. 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His professional experience also extends into cultural studies with a focus on Indigenous languages, sociology, arts and communications. Robert is a strong advocate for truth telling and speaking up for Aboriginal people’s rights and justice, economic advancement, arts and culture and ensuring Aboriginal people’s representation and voice are authentically valued and embraced across all levels of society. He is a leader who is passionate about building culturally inclusive, honourable, and cohesive communities.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Robert McLellan","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002Fc11794ca-5f88-4a58-94a3-7bbc3bcce89f","https:\u002F\u002Fabout.uq.edu.au\u002Fexperts\u002F32536","robert-mclellan","people\u002Frobert-mclellan","uJ6KbCrSwqHT3_-Lz3Iiem7A5nAdGiVZ5bpyhh3Ed1Y",{"id":172,"title":173,"bio":174,"extension":8,"meta":175,"name":176,"photo":177,"profile_url":178,"slug":179,"sort_key":179,"stem":180,"type":15,"__hash__":181},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fserafin-coronel-molina.json","Professor at Indiana University Bloomington","\u003Cp>Serafín is an Indigenous scholar from South America and a native speaker of Huanca Quechua, an endangered Indigenous language spoken in the central highlands of Peru. He earned a Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics and Sociolinguistics from the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds an M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics from The Ohio State University. An internationally recognized scholar, Serafín’s work spans sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, linguistic anthropology, ethnography, lexicography, language policy and planning, translation, and Indigenous language activism. His research and publications focus on Indigenous languages, multilingualism, intercultural bilingual education, language revitalization, language rights, and decolonial approaches to education and knowledge production. Through his scholarship, he has advanced interdisciplinary and community-centered approaches to Indigenous language maintenance and revitalization across Latin America and beyond. From 2019 to 2021, he served as an Indiana University Bicentennial Professor. He is currently Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education and Core Faculty in the International Comparative Education Program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University Bloomington. He also serves as Head Coordinator of the Global Indigenous Studies Network and is a Core Faculty member of the Minority Languages and Cultures Project in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. From 2023 to 2025, Serafín served as Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, where he promoted interdisciplinary research, international collaboration, and public engagement while amplifying Indigenous perspectives and knowledge systems in academic and public discourse. He holds adjunct appointments in Anthropology, Spanish and Portuguese, and Latino Studies, and serves as Supporting Faculty in the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program. He is also a Research Associate and Advisory Board Member of the Institute for Indigenous Knowledge and the Center for the Documentation and Revitalization of Indigenous Languages and is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Global Change. Serafín’s expertise in Indigenous languages, language policy, and language revitalization is recognized internationally. He currently serves as an Expert Member of the UNESCO Ad-hoc Group 3 on Recognition, Status, and Implementation of Policy for Indigenous Languages, part of the Global Task Force advancing the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Serafín M. 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Holding a degree in general linguistics and with prior experience developing language technology at Lingsoft in Helsinki, he has spent more than two decades leading Sámi language technology development — from technical architecture and tool integration across major operating systems, to hands-on linguistic work in building computational models of complex human languages, such as the Sámi ones, within the constraints of very limited resources. The resulting models have been used to build advanced NLP tools for the language communities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his leadership, the Divvun group has grown from targeting three Sámi languages to covering all eight, while also expanding to other indigenous languages across the Nordic countries and Canada — producing keyboards, proofing tools, dictionaries, machine translation, and speech synthesis along the way. Ethical use of indigenous data is core to the work done in the Divvun group, and in 2024 Moshagen et al discussed how to apply the CARE principles to all aspects of NLP development (“Indigenous language technology in the age of machine learning”). 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Based at the University of Arizona (UA), she is Associate Professor, Community, Environment and Policy Department at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH) and American Indian Studies Graduate Interdisciplinary Program; Associate Research Professor, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and its Native Nations Institute (NNI); Affiliate Faculty, College of Law; and Director, Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance. Stephanie's research explores the links between Indigenous governance, data, the environment, and community wellness. Her interdisciplinary lab group, the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance Research, develops research, policy, and practice innovations for Indigenous data sovereignty. Stephanie offers Indigenous women-led mentoring of undergraduate through postdoctoral scholars and research staff with the goal of producing policy-relevant research through skill and knowledge acquisition. Stephanie co-edited the book Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy and co-led the publication of the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance. Stephanie co-founded the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network and co-founded and chairs the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA) and the International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group at the Research Data Alliance. She Chairs the Indigenous Data Working Group for the IEEE P2890 Recommended Practice for Provenance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data. Stephanie is an ENRICH: Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation Coordinating Hub Global Chair. Stephanie was also a founding member of the UAs American Indian and Indigenous Health Alliance Club at MEZCOPH and the UA Native Faculty, working to support the recruitment and retention of Indigenous students and faculty at the UA. Stephanie is a founding board member for the Copper River Tribal College in Chitina, Alaska. Stephanie received her AB from Cornell University and MPH and DrPH from MEZCOPH.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Stephanie Russo Carroll","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002Fe877da5a-323c-4e6f-b4d3-db3add811ce2","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.arizona.edu\u002Fperson\u002Fstephaniecarroll","stephanie-russo-carroll","people\u002Fstephanie-russo-carroll","bEGsHOafqPTXLZBAlDYD7tVAw9g6dZ3LMtcX3RnT58k",{"id":205,"title":206,"bio":207,"extension":8,"meta":208,"name":209,"photo":210,"profile_url":134,"slug":211,"sort_key":211,"stem":212,"type":15,"__hash__":213},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Ftsosheletso-chidi.json","Lecturer of the Department of African Languages, University of Pretoria","\u003Cp>Dr. Tsosheletso Chidi is a linguistic researcher, multilingual writer, poet, literary curator, and lecturer in the Department of African Languages and research fellow in the Computer Science Department at the University of Pretoria. Her work has been included in several publications, and she has been commissioned by Avbob Poetry and Loss-Ilahleko as a Sepedi poet and translator, contributing significantly to multilingual literature. Beyond writing, she is committed to empowering emerging writers and preserving indigenous languages. She actively engages in community development, focusing on youth and women through creative writing mentorship and facilitation of different writing programmes.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"Dr. Tsosheletso Chidi","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002F105308cb-30f9-404e-b02a-a49826b7dfa7","tsosheletso-chidi","people\u002Ftsosheletso-chidi","YtOksmVp_Q1hd9VyKYz482lFRgYuC9GaSdPvvyKxXCc",{"id":215,"title":216,"bio":217,"extension":8,"meta":218,"name":219,"photo":220,"profile_url":221,"slug":222,"sort_key":222,"stem":223,"type":15,"__hash__":224},"people\u002Fpeople\u002Fwarinkwi-flores.json","Founder and Translational Consultant, Kinray Hub","\u003Cp>WarīNkwī Flores is a first-generation Andean Kara and Andean-Amazonian Kichwa PhD student at the University of Arizona. He develops innovative frameworks that connect Indigenous institutionality, data sovereignty, and relational science with financial mechanisms for environmental markets, with a focus on planetary regeneration. WarīNkwī, as Technical Co-Lead for the BCA-IAPB-WEF Marine Biodiversity Credits Collaboration and a member of the Pooled Fund Steering Committee with Rights and Resources Initiative, supports how climate finance flows to frontline communities. As Translational Leader for the Baseline Rights Standard of Nature & Humanity with the UN Biodiversity Credits Alliance – International Environmental Guardianship (IEG), he supports equitable environmental market innovation and strategy. As IPBES Fellow for Biocultural Intellectual Property & Data Governance (2025-2028) and Co-Chair of the Eco-Augmentation Initiative with the Geneva Science & Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), WarīNkwī influences global biodiversity policy, ensuring Indigenous perspectives remain central to international environmental governance frameworks. WarīNkwī’s work as a “Kultural Lawyer” with the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium exemplifies his commitment to Indigenous data sovereignty and ethical research practices. He serves as Technical Lead for Indigenous Data Sovereignty & AI governance systems with the CEIBA Council, LAC, ensuring that emerging technologies and bio\u002Fdata economies serve rather than extract from communities. As an Ancestral Territory Trustee accountable to his communities from 2019 to 2030, WarīNkwī offers an authentic Indigenous perspective on the intersection of Indigenous institutionality and contemporary financial mechanisms, ensuring that investment strategies ethically serve the communities that steward Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems.\u003C\u002Fp>",{},"WarīNkwī Flores","https:\u002F\u002Fcms.thegovlab.com\u002Fassets\u002Fb3f4540d-2d29-479b-9ed7-31bdb086599c","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fwariflores\u002F","warinkwi-flores","people\u002Fwarinkwi-flores","ziyONJe4rH79rnA1ZDK_7k3AybfUdytFJgk4Ntl0Pms",1781723909372]