Jonaki Bhattacharyya

Written By Meghan Gillespie

PhD

Ethnoecologist

Jonaki Bhattacharyya is an ethnoecologist who does applied research and biocultural conservation, specializing in wildlife and habitat stewardship, and landscape level planning. An independent consultant and researcher, Jonaki has over 15-years of professional experience working primarily for community-based, Indigenous-led initiatives, providing technical support, facilitation, and field services to Indigenous nations, NGOs, and their partners. She draws on an interdisciplinary and diverse cultural background, integrating multiple ways of knowing and methodologies in her work with communities, Nations, and programs throughout Canada.

Jonaki is Indian and English-Irish, born in WSANEC territory. She is part of the core team working to establish Dasiqox-Nexwagwez?an (Tsilhqot’in Protected Area) and has been learning from and working with Tsilhqot’in communities since 2006.

At the core, Jonaki’s role is rooted in relationships with places and people; time spent on the ground nourishes connections, sustaining meaning and credibility in her work.

Meghan Gillespie
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