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International
Council

council members

Membership of the WIPCE International Council is open to all former WIPCE Chairs and Co-ordinators.

The Council endorses the following objectives and protocols:

  • To re-affirm the vision of WIPCE and to respectfully protect its and integrity and continue its legacy

  • The need for a formal Committee/Council to oversight and maintain the integrity of WIPCE

  • To assist future hosts through provision of terms of reference detailing what is required to honour the original vision of WIPCE.

Dr Noe Noe Wong-Wilson (Hawai’i)

Dr Noe Noe Wong-Wilson (Hawai’i)

Chair

Dr. M. Noe Noe Wong-Wilson is a Kanaka Maoli educator, cultural practitioner and native rights activist born and raised in Kailua, Koʻolaupoko on Oʻahu.

Dr Nerida Blair (Australia)

Dr Nerida Blair (Australia)

Council Member

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Siipiisai’pia’ki (Dr. Vivian Ayoungman-Beaumont)

Siipiisai’pia’ki (Dr. Vivian Ayoungman-Beaumont)

Council Member

Vivian is a member of the Sayiiks Clan of the Siksika First Nation in Alberta Canada.  Her education includes a B.Ed. from the University of Calgary (1970) and three graduate degrees from Arizona State University (M.A. Ed.; M.Ed. Ed.D.)

Christine Thyer (Australia)

Christine Thyer (Australia)

Council Member

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Bentham Atirau Ohia (Aotearoa, New Zealand)

Bentham Atirau Ohia (Aotearoa, New Zealand)

Co-Chair

Director of Puata Hou Limited. Māori Iwi Tribal Affiliations: Ngati Pukenga, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Te Roro o Te Rangi, Ngāti Rārua, Te Ati Awa

Professor Peter Buckskin PSM (Australia)

Professor Peter Buckskin PSM (Australia)

Council Member

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Phil Beaumont (USA)

Phil Beaumont (USA)

Council Member

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Rebecca Jamieson

Rebecca Jamieson

Council Member

Rebecca Jamieson, Tuscarora, served as Chair of WIPCE 2017 held in Toronto Canada and Six Nations territory.

Aroha Te Kanawa (Aotearoa, New Zealand)

Aroha Te Kanawa (Aotearoa, New Zealand)

Secretary, Treasurer

Kaitohu Hinonga | WIPCE 2025 Professional Conference Organiser (PCO)
Hapu: Ngāti Rora, Ngāti Kinohahu, Ngāti Uekaha
Iwi (tribal) affiliation: Ngāti Maniapoto

Dr Ray Barnhardt (Alaska)

Dr Ray Barnhardt (Alaska)

Council Member

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Mahina Paishon-Duarte (Hawai’i)

Mahina Paishon-Duarte (Hawai’i)

Council Member

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