Merle C. Alexander

Merle C. Alexander is a lawyer from the Tsimshian community of Kitasoo-Xai’xais Nation located on the north coast of British Columbia and a partner with Miller Titerle + Co. Merle is called to the bars of British Columbia, Ontario and Yukon, and he remains a member in good standing with the corresponding law societies. Merle has worked extensively with Indigenous peoples both domestically and internationally to protect their Traditional Knowledge.

In particular, Merle has: drafted/negotiated Traditional Knowledge protocols; negotiated Heritage Resources Chapters in modern day treaties; incorporated traditional knowledge/eco-tourism non-profit corporations and societies; participated as an Indigenous advisor and lobbyist under the Convention on Biological Diversity, particularly the Article 8(j) and Access and Benefit Sharing to Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Working Groups; and appeared on behalf of Aboriginal groups before the World Intellectual Property Organization.