Quinn Meawasige

Quinn Meawasige

Community Researcher

Quinn Meawasige is Anishinaabe from Serpent River First Nation. He graduated from Algoma University with a Bachelor of Arts in Community Economic and Social Development and a Certificate in Anishinaabemowin from Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. Quinn currently works as the Northeast Community Relations Lead for Gaagige Zaagibigaa, a First Nations Food Self-Determination initiative servicing First Nations Peoples in Northern Ontario. Quinn is a founding member of The Waterways Collective, an Anishinaabe paddling collective whose recent work involves, paddling to pictograph sites, contaminants testing and environmental monitoring initiative in his community's waterways, micro fish hatchery operations, and a Manoomin (wild rice) revitalization initiative in his community’s homewaters. Quinn, along with members of The Waterways Collective are a Community Researcher in the Towards Sustainable Futures – Learning from the Lands Subproject. Quinn is an active harvester, fisherman, hunter, forager, language learn/advocate, and outdoor adventure seeker. He is always working to make land and water-based learning opportunities accessible for his family, community and peoples.