Sara Fontaine

Sara Fontaine is an Anishinaabekwe who currently works at Student Energy as the SevenGen Operations Coordinator where she assists the SevenGen Youth Council in their duties of making clean energy education and opportunities accessible and inclusive to Indigenous youth and communities across the nation. She worked as a Liaison Officer for her reserve where she focused on land use studies, environmental assessments and negotiations with proponents on their traditional territories. Sara believes Indigenous voices belong at the forefront of environmental protection as they have the Indigenous knowledge of sustainability and their identities are rooted in caring for the land. Sara’s position within Student Energy is empowering youth to use their voices to ensure Indigenous inclusion in the clean energy transition. She believes environmental protection should be top priority for all peoples and encourages us to all come together to protect the earth and its invaluable resources.