Territorial Acknowledgement We would like to begin by acknowledging that Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community. (For more details on the process that lead to the drafting of this land acknowledgement, which has been officially endorsed by Concordia University, click here.) About Us We are a research group based in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University, Montréal, Québec. Under the leadership of Dr. Monica Mulrennan, our group is comprised of several graduate students and doctoral candidates, as well as many community partners. Our research projects focus on environmental stewardship and resource use by indigenous and other local communities, more particularly in coastal and marine environments. We are interested in the use of traditional knowledge in resource management, the relationship between people and their territories, and how this influences protected area governance or resource management in general. Our two primary research sites are Torres Strait, northern Australia and Wemindji, eastern James Bay northern Québec, although some projects have taken place in other locations over the past few years. We work closely with our indigenous partners in decolonizing geographic and environmental conservation research. Monica and some of her students are members of the Indigenous Stewardship of the Environment and Alternative Development (INSTEAD) research program, which is part of the Centre for Indigenous Conservation and Development Alternatives (CICADA). Our research projects are funded through: SSHRC, FQRSC, NSTP, QCBS, and the Concordia University School of Graduate Studies. |
Latest NewsMarch 2022
The conference "Celebrating Indigenous Expertise in Sustainability" was held by the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre, Loyola College for Diversity & Sustainability, and 4th Space between March 23 to 25. Our lab had the opportunity to present during this conference. During our hour long session, we presented a high-level overview of the scholarship on sustainability. We then grounded the analysis by drawing on experiences from the community-led research we are doing. March 2022 We are pleased to welcome Sarah Moritz to our lab this month! She is a Banting Posdoctoral Fellowship winner and will continue to examine the human-salmon relational ecologies among Salish communities in the Pacific Northwest. You can find more information on her project here. March 2022 Congratulations to Annie Lalancette, a former PICEF lab member and PhD graduate, for her new position at WSP as Human Environment & Natural and Social Sciences Integration Consultant! March 2022 Our lab is presenting at the "Celebrating Indigenous Expertise in Sustainability" Conference hosted by Concordia University! The event will take place on March 24th from 10 to 11am. Please register to participate in this free, public event! March 2021 The Flagship Report on the State of Territories of Life was published in March. Leila, a PhD candidate in our lab, co-authored the Global Spatial Analysis and the executive summary of the report. May 2021 Congratulations to Heather Elliot, Jessica Hewitt and Salman Banisadr on completing their MSc degrees! November 2020 Partnership with the Kwantlen Nation November 2020 New blog post! Wemindji Water Wonder (Trailer) September 2020 Welcome note to our new lab members: Despite the extraordinary conditions created by the COVID19 pandemic, we welcomed 3 new MSc student to our lab this September! Welcome Kai, Naomi and Brian! September 2020 The CRP is holding a Virtual Camp Fire series on Indigenous Protected Areas Governance Stream. Find out more. April 2020 Congratulations to Monica on becoming a full Professor at the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University! September 2019 To better reflect the new context in which we are working, we have adopted a new research group name: Partners in Indigenous Conservation and Environmental Futures. Click here to see our less recent news. |
From top left, clockwise: Kristy Franks, Leila Vaziri Zanjani, Véronique Bussières, Nafisa Sarwath, Monica Mulrennan and Annie Lalancette, Heather Elliott, Jessica Hewitt. January 2020