Tikkan Morrisseau and Sara Fontaine
Biography
Sagkeeng Youth Greenhouse
Tikkan Morrisseau
Tikkan, hailing from Sagkeeng First Nation in Treaty 1, 3, and 5 territory, is committed to community development, environmental conservation, and renewable energy. Alongside community youth, she created the Sagkeeng Youth Group, a grassroots initiative to support youth engagement in community development. She led the establishment of a community garden in 2019 to address food security. Recognizing the need for a solid foundation, Tikkan, supported by Indigenous Clean Energy’s ImaGENation program, collaborated with Sara to construct a solar-powered greenhouse at their high school. Having completed the program, they’re gearing up for the greenhouse’s maiden growing season. Additionally, Tikkan recently graduated from ICE’s Generation Power program and now serves as a solar assistant at Powertec Solar.
Sara Fontaine
Sara Fontaine is an Anishinabekwe from Sagkeeng First Nation with a passion for food security and affordable housing. Formerly involved in the Sagkeeng Youth Group, Sara, alongside her project partner Tikkan, has since made this project vision come to life. They hope to influence a community farmers market and promote farming within their community. They are also interested to introduce additional clean energy initiatives into the community. Committed to driving positive change, Sara has attended national conferences, presenting on environmental protection, food security, Indigenous rights and inclusion.
