Quinn Manson Buchwald

Quinn Manson Buchwald (Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana & Manitoba Métis Federation) is the Director of the Indigenous and Traditional Peoples Program at Conservation International. He recently co-led the development of the Indigenous Partnership Principles for the Fashion, Apparel, and Textiles Industries. 

Quinn has held previous positions at the National Congress of American Indians, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit/German International Development Agency (GIZ), and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. He has a bachelor’s in International Relations from American University, a master’s in International Relations from the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Indigenous Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

Quinn is a passionate advocate for Indigenous Peoples’ and believes strongly in the value of collaboration to ensure that Indigenous rights, polices, and voices are respected in environmental sustainability and conservation spaces.