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.

Ashley menicoche

I am Ashley Menicoche and I work as the Edéhzhíe Regional Coordinator in Fort Simpson. I enjoy being out on the land and listening to stories from Elders about why our land must be protected for our future generations.

Edéhzhíe Administrator

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 .

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!

Trisha landry

I am Trisha Landry, Community Coordinator for Deh Gah Got’ie First Nation.

I was raised in Deh Gah Got’ie by my parents Theresa & Philip Bonnetrouge. Who are strong advocates for Education, protecting the land & water also having respect to everything and everyone around you.

My husband Henri Landry and I have two Boys Dawson & Landon Landry.

I enjoy working as Edehzhie community coordinator in my community, learning and listening from the Elders who fought hard to protect our land for the future generation, which I am doing in the community now with our future generation.

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.

ARIAL Sanguez

I am Arial Sanguez and I work as Tthets’éhk’edélı̨ First Nation Community Coordinator in Jean-Marie River. I remember growing up in Jean Marie River, hearing stories from my late grandfather, as well as many knowledge holders. Memories like this helped shape me; I appreciate being able to go out on the land, to camp, harvest and spend time outside. I bridge what I have learned from experiences and the shared teachings to build myself up. I am very grateful to be able to work in my home community, and to continue to learn from our Elders and harvesters.

Darren Hardisty

Darren Hardisty was born and raised in Łíídlįį Kúé First Nation, where he currently lives with his family. He is Dene with roots in Łíídlįį Kúé First Nation, Tthets’éhk’edélį First Nation and Tulita.

Darren has spent much of his adolescents and adult life being out on the land and water. He has learnt from elders about the traditional protocol, respectful harvesting and the importance of traditional knowledge transfer. Darren is very grateful for the opportunity to work with Edéhzhíe because he believes in the importance of protecting the ecological integrity of the land, water and animals for generations to come.

Darren is an outdoorsy person who enjoys cutting old trails, being on his snowmobile, cruising the Dehcho by boat and ensuring the Dene knowledge is instilled within his children.