Jenene leads L’nuey and staff in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s mission as defined by the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils, including consultations, negotiations, governance development, communications, and engagement. She is also responsible for advancing L’nuey’s overall strategic direction. In her role, she establishes relationships with the First Nations, Provincial and Federal governments to assist in building bridges between those worlds. As Executive Director her priority is the advancement, implementation, and protection of Mi’kmaq rights in PEI.

Tracey, as Executive Assistant, is primarily responsible for working directly with and assisting the Executive Director and provides executive support including scheduling, all correspondence and liaises with staff, the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils, and other stakeholders as necessary. The Executive Assistant is also responsible for ensuring an appropriate records management system is established and maintained for all executive related documentation and information.

Bridgette oversees all office management and administrative tasks, activities, and assists with files including office management, finance, human resources, IT, scheduling, and administrative support. The Office Administrator is also the liaison for HR and finance information to corporate services staff on behalf of L’nuey.

Sean serves as the lead media contact for communications on behalf of L’nuey. In his role he holds responsibility for coordinating and participating in the execution of L’nuey’s Communications Strategy, Media Strategy, and relevant content development including videos, photos, and podcasts. Sean also serves as support to L’nuey’s communications unit by assisting with publications, news releases, messaging documents, and monitoring media, all of which directly support the broader communication efforts of L’nuey.

Wendell, Consultation Coordinator with L’nuey, is responsible for ensuring the Duty to Consult process meets the requirements of the Consultation process as confirmed by the Courts and as stated in the Mi’kmaq-PEI-Canada Consultation Agreement. Wendell provides oversight, management, and leadership on L’nuey mandated responsibilities regarding the Crown’s constitutional obligation to consult on any proposed activities that may have an adverse impact on Mi’kmaq Rights in PEI. He is the first point of contact when Canada and/or the province identify matters requiring consultation. As Coordinator, Wendell is responsible for coordinating the receipt, review, and response to a wide variety of consultation requests for various projects and initiatives and advises the Executive Director and the Assembly on Duty to Consult activities.

Don is Legal Counsel for L’nuey and is responsible for providing legal expertise, guidance, and counsel to advance all aspects of L’nuey’s mandate – consultation, negotiations, and governance. Don also serves as lead for litigation and adversarial processes, should they be necessary to achieve the goals of L’nuey as established by the Assembly, including litigation strategy, legal positioning, and representation. Don also provides strategic advice and support to the Executive Director and the Assembly on Aboriginal and treaty rights matters, including Aboriginal title.

Anagha supports all aspects of governance, project management and community engagement to support the Assembly in their vision of building a strong Mi’kmaw government, that reflects our Mi’kmaw principles and values. The Governance Support Officer plays a central role in supporting work of the Governance and Consultation units and internal initiatives at L’nuey.

Kiara works to enhance knowledge and understanding of the Mi’kmaq people, Mi’kmaq history, Mi’kmaq traditions and culture. Working with the L’nuey team, the Engagement Officer participates in all aspects of engagement on behalf of L’nuey, and specifically the Ni’n aq No’kmaq process.

Julie Pellissier-Lush is L’nuey’s Knowledge Keeper and her main responsibility is to increase and enhance the knowledge and understanding of the Mi’kmaq people, Mi’kmaq history, culture and traditions as it relates to the work of L’nuey. She works with allies and partners to accomplish these goals and she writes, acts, tells stories of our past, and takes photos as her way to preserve the history and culture of the Mi’kmaq for future generations. Julie develops and delivers workshops and sessions and is involved in many activities across the Island which foster inclusivity and diversity. Julie was PEI’s first Mi’kmaq Poet Laureate and wrote the poems for the play Mi’kmaq Legends which has been performed on many different stages in the Atlantic region.

MacKenzie’s responsibilities as Partnership Coordinator will include facilitating effective collaboration between Parks Canada and L’nuey, fostering positive relationships with key stakeholders, and coordinating joint initiatives that align with our shared objectives. MacKenzie will also be responsible for promoting effective communication and coordination between the two organizations, allowing us to work efficiently towards the establishment of the wide variety of cooperative work underway.

Matt leads and coordinates all L’nuey activities in support of negotiation effort on behalf of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils and therefore the Epekwitknewaq Mi’kmaq. He works closely with the Senior Negotiator in the development of strategy for all negotiations being conducted through L’nuey and ensures that all functional supports are in place and serving the needs of negotiations to ensure the strongest position possible on behalf of the Epekwitknewaq Mi’kmaq. Matt also provides advisory support to the Executive Director on organizational strategic planning and operations.

Tracey serves as the lead negotiator on all negotiation processes L’nuey is mandated by the Assembly to advance. In her role she has responsibility for, and coordinates, the Framework Agreement Main Table negotiation process as well as other negotiation processes under the responsibility of L’nuey, including Specific Claims. Tracey also serves as support to the Executive Director on L’nuey strategic direction and oversight with respect to L’nuey’s Duty to Consult and Governance Development work.

As Negotiations Consultant, Theresa supports the Senior Negotiator with regard to her responsibilities relating to the Mi’kmaq-Canada-Prince Edward Island Framework Agreement, and the associated tri-partite Main Table and bilateral negotiations processes. This includes providing ongoing expert advice on rights-based matters and preparing written documents and presentations in support of negotiations and related activities. Theresa oversees, in collaboration with the Senior Negotiator, research in support of strength of claim, Aboriginal rights and title and Specific Claims. Theresa provides expert advice and oversight with relation to the integrity of the historical documentation required and on establishing a research database in support of the organizations research and documentation needs in protecting and promoting Mi’kmaq rights. Theresa also supports the Senior Negotiator by providing function direction to the Assistant Negotiation on negotiations and funding matters.

As Assistant Negotiator, Erica supports all negotiation-related efforts at L’nuey to ensure the successful advancement of rights and interests mandated by the Assembly. Working closely with the Senior Negotiator, she assists in facilitating and advancing various negotiation processes, including Specific Claims. She is also responsible for drafting and compliance with all negotiation-related funding proposals and reports. Erica collaborates closely with internal teams and external funding providers to ensure that financial commitments are met and that negotiations progress smoothly. Erica also provides input to policy development and briefing materials, based on direction of the Senior Negotiator, and maintains a complete and accurate record of discussion and agreements on behalf the negotiating team.

Bridget leads and coordinates all, in partnership with Parks Canada, the activities L’nuey activities in of the implementation of the PEI National Park RRA Agreement and the Pituamkek National Park Reserve Establishment Agreement. Bridget is responsible for all project management activities related to the implementation of the two Park’s agreements.

Helen works with partners, stakeholders, and the project team to advance negotiations with Parks Canada’s Protected Areas Establishment Branch in the development and implementation of the Pituamkek National Park Reserve Establishment Agreement. As the team archaeologist, she also leads all discussions and planning related to Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq archaeological heritage. This includes developing community capacity for the protection, conservation, presentation, and commemoration of Mi’kmaq cultural heritage at Pituamkek and throughout Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq territory.

Erin supports the Unit’s oversight, protection, and preservation of archaeological materials and related records on behalf of the Mi’kmaq of PEI, and actively engages with data, facilitates contributions, and updates, and provides quality assurance and support to aid in collection, research, and management of archaeological information and resources associated with Epekwitk’s archaeological record of 12000+ years. The GIS Specialist is responsible for providing accurate information for the preparation of technical and screening reports, issue papers, and other requirements for negotiating an agreement on greater Mi’kmaq responsibility and jurisdiction over Mi’kmaq cultural resources. The GIS Specialist maintains professional accreditation and collaborative relationships with key partners including federal and provincial colleagues to ensure the integrity of records and sites on PEI.

Matt works to establish a strategic roadmap to advance an increased Mi’kmaq land base built on best practices, innovation, and high level of analysis. This position will engage and inspire internal partners to drive Mi’kmaq objectives and priorities relating to land, and work with the MCPEI Integrated Resource Management team to established objectives to ensure excellence in management and oversight of land related mapping requirements. The Land Advisor provides advice and support to the Senior Negotiator to help ensure that the interests and priorities of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils, representing the Mi’kmaq of PEI, relating to land are advanced.