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.

Join us as Anishnabe Knowledge Keeper Shannon Chief/Waba Mako discusses various contributions to the decolonization and restoration of her people’s sovereignty, including the defense and protection of land, waters, and language and the community-driven Anishnabe Moose Studies project.

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Shannon Chief/Waba Mako is Wolf Clan from the Anishnabe-Algonquin Nation. She contributes at various levels to the decolonization and the restoration of her people’s sovereignty. The defense and protection of land, waters and language is a priority for the Anishnabeg. Waba is a Knowledge Keeper who prioritizes knowledge & language sharing to Anishnabe communities. Waba is the former AMC coordinator for the Anishnabe Moose Studies which has always been community-driven project from 2022 to 2025. Today, Waba is the Interium Managing Director for Tinakiwin, a newly non profit organization established to continue on the advocacy work within the Algonquin Territory.