Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change: Insights on Environmental Protection and Restoration Led by the Kanien'kehá:ka Community of Kahnawá:ke

Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change is a series separate workshops featuring speakers who share their insights on Indigenous environmental leadership, community action, and land-based learning. 

The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office has been studying and protecting the environment since the 1980s. In 2020, the Recreation Bay Restoration Project was initiated—the largest landscape project ever undertaken by the Mohawk Community. Now, in 2025, the North Creek Restoration Project is currently underway. This presentation combines community history, environmental expertise, and the on-the-ground experience that informs environmental restoration in an Indigenous community. Upcoming work and future visions will also be highlighted.

Speaker: Cole Teionieh’táthe Delisle works as an Environmental Projects Coordinator for Terrestrial Habitats with a wide range of projects. He coordinates KEPO's seed saving activities, EAB project, species at risk, bird program, and drone work. A graduate from Concordia University’s Anthropology program, he is interested in archeology and the community’s history. Outside of terrestrial work, he also leads Kahnawà:ke's participation in Transport Canada's Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness Program monitoring the impacts of industrial shipping.

Audience: Concordia community and external

This event has been generously funded by the Chamandy Foundation.