As Rotinonhsón:ni (Mohawk word for the Iroquois Confederacy), our worldview frames our relationship and inter-connectedness to our natural world and is embedded in Our Creation Story, the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen (thanksgiving address) and the Kaianerehkó:wa (Great Law of Peace). Rotinonhsón:ni worldview grounds KEPO’s mission in providing environmental leadership to the community in fulfilling our responsibilities as caretakers of our Mother the Earth.
The pillars of Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection’s environmental education framework are to create awareness about environmental issues, to provide opportunities to build understanding of connection to land through hands-on out outdoor activities, to build capacity for environmental stewardship and to enable sustainable actions through collaborative actions with the community.
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Respect, responsibility and connection to land are the cornerstones of KEPO’s environmental advocacy initiatives for environmental protection and sustainable development.
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