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Dr. Amy Parent Appointed as UNESCO Co-Chair to advance Indigenous Knowledge and Research Governance 

June 24, 2025
Dr. Amy Parent. Photo credit: Red Bike Media

The Faculty of Education congratulates Dr. Amy Parent (Sigidimnak Nox̱s Ts’aawit), associate professor and in Indigenous Governance and Education, on being named a UNESCO Co-Chair in Transforming Indigenous Knowledge Research Governance and Rematriation.

This international appointment recognizes Dr. Parent’s long-standing leadership in advancing Indigenous research governance and education. Hosted at SFU, this joint chair role facilitates global collaboration among Indigenous rights holders, Knowledge Keepers, and scholars in Canada, India, and beyond. This new role deepens her work in rematriation and international Indigenous research leadership, and extends an open invitation to communities worldwide to join in this vision.

"It’s about inviting others to dream with us, and to know that yes, we can continue walking together to undertake this vision. We want Indigenous matriarchs, Knowledge Keepers, youth, rightsholders, and communities to know that this Chair is for all of us.”

– Dr. Amy Parent, UNESCO Co-Chair

Read the full story here.

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