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Alexandra Bridges

Technical Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Alexandra Bridges is an Oji-Cree woman of the Pike Clan and member of Mattagami First Nation located within Treaty 9 territory in Northern Ontario. Alex is a graduate student at Guelph University with the goal of obtaining an MSc. In Rural Planning and Development.
Community:
Mattagami First Nation
Education:
B.A. Indigenous Environmental Studies with an Emphasis in Law and Policy
Position/Organization:
Project Manager at Keepers of the Circle
Location:
Timiskaming District, Northeastern Ontario

Alexandra Bridges is an Oji-Cree woman of the Pike Clan and member of Mattagami First Nation located within Treaty 9 territory in Northern Ontario. Alex is a graduate student at Guelph University with the goal of obtaining an MSc. In Rural Planning and Development. She holds a B.A. in Indigenous Environmental Studies with an Emphasis in Law and Policy from Trent University.

Her area of focus in her work and academic career is environmental impact assessment, gendered impacts of resource development and Indigenous self-determination and cultural resurgence over lands and resources. She has over ten years experience working in Indigenous non-profit organizations. She serves on the board of directors of several environmental cooperatives and Indigenous led organizations across Turtle Island.

She is a strong advocate for Mino-Bimaadiziwin, the inalienable rights of Indigenous peoples and pursues with passion environmental and socio-economic development projects in Northern Ontario.