{"id":1,"date":"2014-09-12T01:59:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T01:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beeart.ca\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2025-10-19T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:32:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beeart.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Since 1999 we’ve been sustaining places in the Great Lakes Basin that feed our need for Nature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Verlin Lloyd James<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Financial Officer <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AlterEdenism@yahoo.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Verlin is of the Crane Clan through the line of Kichi Binessi, of the people of Mishi Bungi Sakahiganing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A US Marine infantryman in his youth, he is now focused on enriching the lives of Indigenous youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appearing in the film Night Raiders and the television production, Outlander, Verlin is most proud of the life that he shares with his spouse, Gillian and cat Morse and the creation of their program Minogin Gitigaanis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gillian Leitch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder and Creative Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AlterEdenism@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plantswoman, certified seed collector and designer dedicated to reWilding, Gillian raises her voice for Nature. She has planted 100s of acres of pollinator habitat (and counting).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gillian shares ecosystem restoration skills and supports First Nations youth guardianship through Minogin Gitigaanis, she’s an eager student of Anishinaabemowin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advisory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Laura James<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anishnaabemowin Curriculum Creator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mallard Clan Elder, Principal, Teacher, Grandmother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eli James<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional Ecological Knowledge Keeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crane Clan Elder, Ogimaa, Tourist Camp Operator, Grandfather<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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