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克洛伊龙史密斯是一名年轻女子出生并成长在Somba K本部(耶洛奈夫),Denendeh (NWT) Kanata(加拿大)。Denesųłine,梅蒂斯人、法国、和德国的遗产,她长大接近本土文化价值观和学习传统技能生活在陆地上。她母亲是布伦达龙,她的父亲是伦纳德·史密斯,简和她的祖母是龙。她母系血统的男性和女性生活,收获,吃,共享,挣扎,爱,死在加拿大北部的北方森林的土地。她的祖先住在与驯鹿,随同的牛群在萨斯喀彻温省,阿尔伯塔省北部地区,通过新世界“和现在的社区史密斯堡(她的母亲和祖母都提高了)。他们现在蓬勃发展的土地分配伍德布法罗国家公园里,一直到山林和苔原。克洛伊获悉她知道从她的家庭和她的教养。她花了四年获得B。Sc在维多利亚大学的地球科学。虽然现在还在西方科学教育,她发现利基与人们分享社会/文化自然世界的好处,特别是当这些值满足科学和保护。 She is passionate about revitalizing Indigenous systems – self-determined systems of living, learning, management, economies, and governance. As a mixed blood person, she feels a constant responsibility to bridge barriers and help create balance however she can. She is the co-founder of an outdoor learning initiative called BushKids, located in Yellowknife. She does her best to get out on the land regularly with family, to keep her Indigenous world view and values strong and grounded through all she does.