Jocelyn Joe-Strack
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Jocelyn Joe-Strack, (Daqualama Da-kal-a-ma Aishihik First Nation) is an Indigenous Canadian scientist.[1]
Education
[edit]She earned a degree in microbiology and biochemistry from the University of Victoria, and a Master's degree in Northern Resources and Environmental Studies from the University of Northern British Columbia.[2] She pursued a PhD at the University of Saskatchewan’s School of Environment and Sustainability.[3] In 2017 she was one of three indigenous PhD students at the University of Saskatchewan to be awarded the Vanier Scholarship, a $150,000 scholarship over three years.[4] Joe-Strack's PhD research looked at a traditional land use plan.[3][4]
Career
[edit]She is a microbiologist, and hydrologist at Yukon University,[5] where she is research chair in Indigenous Knowledge.[2]
In early 2019 Joe-Strack was invited by a Canadian diplomat on a four-week speaking tour of embassies in Berlin, Madrid, Paris, and Stockholm, where she discussed indigenous approaches to climate change.[6][7]
She was selected for a TikTok accelerator program in late 2021.[8][9][10]
In 2022 Joe-Strack attended COP27, where she spoke on several panels.[11] In November 2022 she was also elected to the Yukon First Nations School Board.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Joe-Strack is a member of the Wolf Clan of Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.[2] She speaks Southern Tutchone.[3]
Her father, Willie Joe (d. 1997), was a member of the Yukon Native Brotherhood's executive council, which later became part of the Council of Yukon First Nations. In this role, he helped to negotiate the Umbrella Final Agreement.[4] Joe-Strack's mother died in 2010.[4]
Joe-Strack has one daughter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jocelyn Joe-Strack". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ a b c White, Dave (27 June 2021). "Yukon University's new research chair in Indigenous Knowledge has big plans". CBC. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Glazebrook, Henrytye (14 July 2017). "Land and language intertwined for SENS student". University of Sasketchewan News. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ a b c d e Hwang, Priscilla (6 June 2017). "Yukon First Nations woman wins 'ferociously competitive' 150K scholarship for PhD on land use planning". CBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Publications | Jocelyn Joe-Strack - Daqualama". scholar.yukonu.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Indigenous scientist from Northern Canada to share climate change insights at embassies in Europe". Eye on the Arctic. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Rosano, Michela (8 February 2019). "Interview: Lessons from Indigenous Peoples on climate change". Canadian Geographic. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Indigenous creators get a boost from TikTok accelerator program". CBC. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Connors, Sara (2021-11-06). "TikTok picks First Nations woman in Yukon for accelerator program". APTN News. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Indigenous knowledge, cabin life and sandwiches: Yukoners sink their teeth into TikTok". CBC News. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "'Big message': Northern delegates bring Indigenous, youth perspective to COP27". Trail Daily Times. 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "The newly-minted Yukon First Nations School Board elected its trustees. Now what?". Yahoo News. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-27.