Master’s Student

Research Interests: Indigenous-Settler Relations; Canadian Identity, Indigenous Law, and Legal Pluralism; Cross-Cultural Forest Governance and Management; Land/Place-Based and Relational Teaching and Learning

Natalie was born in Bath, England and raised in Peterborough, Ontario/Nogojiwanong, Anishinaabe territory. She first came to British Columbia in 2005 to volunteer on organic farms, but soon found herself tree-planting in the interior of the province. She is currently an Allied Science Forester in Training (ASFIT) with experience in field work, consulting, and volunteer projects both in Canada and abroad.

Natalie holds a Diploma in Ecosystem Management from Fleming College and B.Sc. in Natural Resources Conservation from the University of British Columbia. Her Masters research will be developed in collaboration with the Tsilhqot’in team overseeing the planning process for Nexwagwez?an (“there for us”) – an area that the Tsilhqot’in have delineated for management in a manner rooted in their values and laws. In English, the initiative is referred to as the Dasiqox Tribal Park.

When not talking excitedly about forest management and political ecology, Natalie can be found flopping around on her surfboard, identifying and drawing plants while “nerding” in the forest, and laying in the grass day-dreaming about essay ideas.