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An Indigenous-led organization dedicated to protecting the Peace-Athabasca Delta and its people.

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‍Nipîy Tu Research & Knowledge Centre is guided by an interim Board of Directors that is supported by a team of professionals dedicated to ecological and cultural sustainability. On the Board of Directors sits representatives from each of the founding communities.
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Photo: Nipîy Tu Research and Knowledge Centre Strategic Planning Session, November 2022

From left:
Mark Gustafson (JFK Law), Gary Wilson (Project Manager), Denise Golden (Community Engagement Coordinator), Tammy Riel (CEO, Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation), Lisa Tssessaze (Director, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation - Dene Lands & Resource Management), Lori Cyprien (Manager - Rights and Lands, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), Bruce Maclean (Director, Maclean Environmental Consulting), Carmen Wells (Manager - Lands and Regulatory, Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation), Hannah Reid (Project Coordinator), Melody Lepine (Director, Mikisew Cree First Nation - Government and Industry Relations)
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Join the Nipîy Tu Board of Directors - Applications due March 21, 2025
March 10, 2025

Nipîy Tu is looking for dedicated individuals who share its mission and values to join its Board of Directors.

Thank you to participants in this year's Indigenous Knowledge and Science Forum
February 24, 2025

⁣A huge thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Indigenous Knowledge and Science Forum from February 11 - 12, hosted by us at Nipiy Tu Research and Knowledge Centre!⁣

Join Nipîy Tu at the grand opening of the mobile laboratory
November 1, 2024

Nipîy Tu extends a warm invitation to all to the grand opening of the mobile laboratory! Join us November 21st, 2024 anytime from 12 - 5 pm at 129 McDonald Street in Fort Chipewyan.

Official Statement on Big Dock
October, 2024
October 7, 2024

Outstanding environmental liabilities such as the state of Big Dock require federal collaboration with all impacted Nations to safely improve navigational access.

Mobile Laboratory to arrive in Fort Chipewyan in February 2024
February 26, 2024

NTRKC is introducing a mobile laboratory in Fort Chipewyan in late February 2024

A Message from Nipîy Tu's first Executive Director
February 19, 2024

Tammy Riel, NTRKC's first Executive Director, begins her work with NTRKC with a message

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Nipîy Tu Research and Knowledge Centre is an Indigenous-led knowledge centre that works to ensure the restoration, protection, and promotion of the ecological health and cultural integrity of the Delta and its people.

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