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<\/span>created by Laura Keane<\/h6><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Who we are<\/h3><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTinhinan is an Indigenous and Black led organization built by volunteers from diverse cultures and disciplines, united in advancing the rights, knowledge, and well-being of Indigenous Peoples across generations and regions. Our team brings lived experience, community leadership, and professional expertise to every project we carry forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Board of Directors<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/tinhinan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC2484-Edited.jpg\" "\\"Copyrighted")
<\/span><\/div>President | Co-Founder | MD<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nTraditional Tuareg education, in medicine, master’s degree in Humanitarian Action, bachelor’s degree in Education. Several indigenous leadership roles, including former chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. As a researcher: co-chair of the UNESCO Chair on Indigenous-led collaboration for biodiversity conservation, health and well-being; one of the lead authors of the IPBES thematic assessment on the links between biodiversity, water, food and health; co-principal investigator of the global research project \u0102rram\u0103t ; and adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>General Secretary<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Ahiya Kourouza<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nHas been working in the IT field for 16 years. Very active in the associative environment during his caravan from Niger to Canada via Senegal, France and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>Lead Research Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr. Jamila Cheick Ben<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDoctor in Niamey, Niger, where she founded a medical clinic to help improve access to health care for women and members of her indigenous community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Strategic Committee<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/tinhinan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-08-at-20.40.46.jpg\" "\\"WhatsApp")
<\/span><\/div>Lead Research Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Paul Nyemb Ntoogue<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nPhD in Management Sciences focused on Marketing, Strategy and Organization. Teacher, researcher and lecturer at the University of Douala. Responsible for numerous associations in Africa and Europe which fight for the well-being of populations. Director of the Ascomt research team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>The Ad Communication Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Pauline Mpouma<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nA certified Ontario teacher and IB-PP coordinator at Michaelle Jean public elementary school, Pauline is also an AEFO-U59 union delegate. Member of several non-profit associations operating in Canada and Africa. Member of the editorial board of\u00a0<\/span>Le Manager Africain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Operational Team<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/tinhinan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1632.jpg\" "\\"IMG_1632\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Consultant<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Leslie Cloud <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nLeslie Cloud is a lawyer and researcher specializing in asylum law, international Indigenous Peoples\u2019 law, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Chile, where she lived within a Mapuche community. For more than 20 years, she has been deeply committed to advancing the right to self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. She is currently the Pathway 4 Coordinator for the \u0102rram\u0103t Project, supporting research led by Indigenous Peoples.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Jacques-Elie Don <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nOriginally from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and deeply connected to his Indigenous heritage, Jacques-Elie is a graduate of the University of Ottawa in Economics and International Development. He is Passionate about community-centered work. Currently serve as a Communications Officer with the \u0102rram\u0103t Project, where he support storytelling, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across diverse Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Members of research committee<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Consultant<\/div><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember of the\u00a0<\/span>Research Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Who we are<\/h3><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTinhinan is an Indigenous and Black led organization built by volunteers from diverse cultures and disciplines, united in advancing the rights, knowledge, and well-being of Indigenous Peoples across generations and regions. Our team brings lived experience, community leadership, and professional expertise to every project we carry forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Board of Directors<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>President | Co-Founder | MD<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nTraditional Tuareg education, in medicine, master’s degree in Humanitarian Action, bachelor’s degree in Education. Several indigenous leadership roles, including former chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. As a researcher: co-chair of the UNESCO Chair on Indigenous-led collaboration for biodiversity conservation, health and well-being; one of the lead authors of the IPBES thematic assessment on the links between biodiversity, water, food and health; co-principal investigator of the global research project \u0102rram\u0103t ; and adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>General Secretary<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Ahiya Kourouza<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nHas been working in the IT field for 16 years. Very active in the associative environment during his caravan from Niger to Canada via Senegal, France and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Lead Research Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr. Jamila Cheick Ben<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nDoctor in Niamey, Niger, where she founded a medical clinic to help improve access to health care for women and members of her indigenous community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Strategic Committee<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Lead Research Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Paul Nyemb Ntoogue<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nPhD in Management Sciences focused on Marketing, Strategy and Organization. Teacher, researcher and lecturer at the University of Douala. Responsible for numerous associations in Africa and Europe which fight for the well-being of populations. Director of the Ascomt research team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>The Ad Communication Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Pauline Mpouma<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nA certified Ontario teacher and IB-PP coordinator at Michaelle Jean public elementary school, Pauline is also an AEFO-U59 union delegate. Member of several non-profit associations operating in Canada and Africa. Member of the editorial board of\u00a0<\/span>Le Manager Africain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Operational Team<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Consultant<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Leslie Cloud <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nLeslie Cloud is a lawyer and researcher specializing in asylum law, international Indigenous Peoples\u2019 law, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Chile, where she lived within a Mapuche community. For more than 20 years, she has been deeply committed to advancing the right to self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. She is currently the Pathway 4 Coordinator for the \u0102rram\u0103t Project, supporting research led by Indigenous Peoples.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Jacques-Elie Don <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nOriginally from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and deeply connected to his Indigenous heritage, Jacques-Elie is a graduate of the University of Ottawa in Economics and International Development. He is Passionate about community-centered work. Currently serve as a Communications Officer with the \u0102rram\u0103t Project, where he support storytelling, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across diverse Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Members of research committee<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Consultant<\/div><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember of the\u00a0<\/span>Research Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Tinhinan is an Indigenous and Black led organization built by volunteers from diverse cultures and disciplines, united in advancing the rights, knowledge, and well-being of Indigenous Peoples across generations and regions. Our team brings lived experience, community leadership, and professional expertise to every project we carry forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n President | Co-Founder | MD<\/p>\n<\/div> Traditional Tuareg education, in medicine, master’s degree in Humanitarian Action, bachelor’s degree in Education. Several indigenous leadership roles, including former chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. As a researcher: co-chair of the UNESCO Chair on Indigenous-led collaboration for biodiversity conservation, health and well-being; one of the lead authors of the IPBES thematic assessment on the links between biodiversity, water, food and health; co-principal investigator of the global research project \u0102rram\u0103t ; and adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> General Secretary<\/p>\n<\/div> Has been working in the IT field for 16 years. Very active in the associative environment during his caravan from Niger to Canada via Senegal, France and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Lead Research Committee<\/p>\n<\/div> Doctor in Niamey, Niger, where she founded a medical clinic to help improve access to health care for women and members of her indigenous community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Lead Research Committee<\/p>\n<\/div> PhD in Management Sciences focused on Marketing, Strategy and Organization. Teacher, researcher and lecturer at the University of Douala. Responsible for numerous associations in Africa and Europe which fight for the well-being of populations. Director of the Ascomt research team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> The Ad Communication Committee<\/p>\n<\/div> A certified Ontario teacher and IB-PP coordinator at Michaelle Jean public elementary school, Pauline is also an AEFO-U59 union delegate. Member of several non-profit associations operating in Canada and Africa. Member of the editorial board of\u00a0<\/span>Le Manager Africain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Consultant<\/p>\n<\/div> Leslie Cloud is a lawyer and researcher specializing in asylum law, international Indigenous Peoples\u2019 law, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Chile, where she lived within a Mapuche community. For more than 20 years, she has been deeply committed to advancing the right to self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. She is currently the Pathway 4 Coordinator for the \u0102rram\u0103t Project, supporting research led by Indigenous Peoples.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n<\/div> Originally from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and deeply connected to his Indigenous heritage, Jacques-Elie is a graduate of the University of Ottawa in Economics and International Development. He is Passionate about community-centered work. Currently serve as a Communications Officer with the \u0102rram\u0103t Project, where he support storytelling, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across diverse Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Member of the\u00a0<\/span>Research Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Board of Directors<\/h2><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Ahiya Kourouza<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr. Jamila Cheick Ben<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Strategic Committee<\/h2><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Paul Nyemb Ntoogue<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Pauline Mpouma<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Operational Team<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Leslie Cloud <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Jacques-Elie Don <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Members of research committee<\/h2><\/div>
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