Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę Gots’ę́ Nákedı
Sahtú Renewable Resources Board

Patrick Bobinski

PatBobinskiPatrick Bobinski was born in Winnipegosis, Manitoba and has lived in Hay River, Northwest Territories (NWT), for the past 30 years. He has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba.

Throughout his career with the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Pat was stationed in Winnipeg and Hay River. Most recently, as an officer in charge of the Inspection Branch of the NWT office in Hay River, Pat oversaw the health and safety of fish and fish products exported from the Northwest Territories. In this position, Pat traveled throughout the NWT, working with all levels of government, private industry, and the general public.

Since his retirement from DFO, Pat has been employed on a seasonal basis with an NWT adventure company working in hunting, fishing, survey, ecotourism and exploration camps. He is a Justice of the Peace, a firearms instructor, and a volunteer coach and coordinator for a variety of outdoor sports.

Jeff Walker

JeffWalker1Jeff Walker is the Regional  Superintendent for Environment and Natural Resources-Sahtú Region. He is a resident of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, and has worked extensively in the natural resources sector in both the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan. He has an Integrated Resource Management Diploma from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. He has completed several Government of the Northwest Territories' training programs including , fire management, spill response, emergency management and leadership courses.

Jeff has worked with the Government of the Northwest Territories in the environmental and natural resources field since 1996 in  the areas of Forestry, Wildfire Management, Wildlife Management  Environmental Protection, Compliance Enforcement  and  also is a representative to the Regional  Emergency Measures Organization. Jeff served as a Board member from 2010-2019.

Michael Neyelle

MikeNeyelle1Michael Neyelle’s education was what influenced him the most to become a researcher. He went to Grollier Hall residential school for six years, from 1968-1974.  Michael started working for Imperial Oil in 1972 during the summers in Norman Wells, and continued working there after he graduated. Returning to Délı̨nę, he worked in various administrative jobs. He gained experience in radio broadcasting with CBC North, and continues to offer Dene language programming on the CBQO community radio in Délı̨nę.

During 1988-1990, Michael studied Public and Business Administration at Arctic College (the precursor to Aurora College). There he learned about the federal, territorial, municipal, and First Nations governments, accounting, economics. During the 1990s, Michael was sought after as an experienced and knowledgeable community researcher and interpreter. He was a fieldworker for the Sahtú Renewable Resources Board’s Harvest Survey and the Sahtú Land Use Planning Board’s land use mapping project, and assisted numerous academic researchers with their projects. In addition to his duties with the Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę Gots’ę́ Nákedı, Michael is a member of the Délı̨nę Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę, and a research collaborator with the Délı̨nę Language and Stories of the Land program in partnership with University of Toronto and University of Cologne. Michael served as Board member from 2011-2019.