Cindy Kenny-Gilday
Cindy Kenny-Gilday | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) Délı̨nę, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupations | Environmentalist and activist for Indigenous rights |
| Employer(s) | International Union for Conservation of Nature Diavik Diamond Mine |
| Organization(s) | Dene of Deline First Nations Uranium Committee World Wildlife Fund Canada Canadian Native Arts Foundation |
| Children | 3 |
Cindy Kenny-Gilday (born 1954) is a Sahtu environmentalist and activist for Indigenous rights in Canada. She has campaigned about the contamination of land and people by uranium mining at Great Bear Lake during World War II and was Chair of the Dene of Deline First Nations Uranium Committee. She has also worked a special advisor to the Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Renewable Resources, has moderated United Nations (UN) conferences and chaired the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Taskforce for Indigenous People.