Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook
Co-Director at 7GenCities w/ Dark Matter Labs
Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook, Co-Editor and Co-Author, Sacred Civics: Building Seven Generation Cities; Co-Director of Participatory Canada
Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook specializes in the areas of climate and ecological resilience, Indigenous knowledges and partnerships, innovation, placekeeping, and health and mental wellness. Working in non-profit, academic, government and grassroots settings across Canada and internationally, Tanya leads research and knowledge co-creation, program and content development, partnerships, strategy and advising as: Co-Director of Participatory Canada with Jayne Engle; and as Director of Research for the Centre for Indigenous Innovation and Technology (CIIT). She has an advisory role as subject specialist on numerous panels and committees.
Tanya holds a PhD in Environmental Studies, postdoctoral fellowships in community climate change adaptation and climate change and Indigenous health, an MA in International Development Studies, and a diploma in psychodynamic psychotherapy. She has many years’ experience as a university lecturer, delivering educational modules and workshops, and presenting her research, publications and thought leadership. Tanya’s Akawaio and mixed ancestry from Guyana and the Netherlands, combined with interdisciplinary and international experiences, enable her to bring intercultural and multifaceted perspectives and sensibilities to her work.
