“About 80 percent of all biodiversity in the world occurs on Indigenous protected or managed lands. Some of these lands have the least resources to monitor wildlife disease, and my big goal is to impact that.” -Avery Tilley
Join Avery Tilley, a Cherokee Nation citizen and Indigenous veterinary student, deep in the Great Lakes forest as he works alongside the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe to protect and understand one of nature’s most intelligent and misunderstood animals — the wolf.
Through respectful, science-informed tracking and innovative research, Avery is reshaping wildlife conservation by blending Western science with Indigenous knowledge. From safer tranquilizers to Ojibwe naming traditions, this is more than research — it’s a movement rooted in respect, healing, and deep cultural ties.