our staff
Regional coordinator
The Regional Coordinator works closely with the Edéhzhíe Management Board members, the Chair person, our partners with Environmental & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the planner.
Lauren Corneille-Lafferty
My name is Lauren Corneillie, I am from Łııdlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation and I have been working with Dehcho First Nations on the Edéhzhíe land protection project for the past year. I am working on Edéhzhíe because it is interesting and the only project of its kind. I am very interested in all the Elders’ input all throughout the project. If there is one thing that I enjoy most about working on Edéhzhíe, it is that it allows me the opportunity to understand how important the Horn Plateau, or Edéhzhíe, is in relation to the land, animals, and environment. I truly feel blessed to be able to have this opportunity to work with everyone involved with Edéhzhíe .
Edéhzhíe Administrator
Pauline Deneyoua
Community Coordinators
Community Coordinators organize Elder’s Harvesters meetings, on the Land activities, and work with the Edéhzhíe Guardians to promote the protection and stewardship of Edéhzhíe. They also update the Edéhzhíe Management Board with the operations ongoing to engage their own communities and help guide decision-making.
Meet the coordinators below!
Nicole Hardisty
I am Nicole Hardisty from Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh (Wrigley) and I recently started working as PKFN Edehzhie Community Coordinator. I was raised in Pehdzeh Ki by my parents Elsie and Gabriel Hardisty. They both taught me to respect and appreciate the land, water and wildlife.
Growing up in Pehdzeh Ki as a kid watching my dad document videos of Elders telling stories of being out on the land, living the traditional way of life and sustaining themselves with traditional foods. How integral it was and now that Elders story telling is very important.
I look forward working closely with the Edehzhie team, Guardians, community members and our Elders. As the Edehzhie community coordinator I will gain the knowledge and experience of how climate change will effect our vast ecosystem within the Edehzhie Protected Area and help protect it for future generations to come.
