Treena Wasonti:io Delormier

Degrees

BSc (Nutr) McGill University
MSc (Nutr) McGill University
PhD (Public Health) Université de Montréal

Short Bio

Treena Wasonti:io  Delormier is an Associate Professor in the School of Human Nutrition and Director of the Centre for Indigenous Peoples Nutrition and Environment at McGill University. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Nutrition. She also serves as the Scientific director of the Kahnawà:ke Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP) and is a member of the L'Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec (ODNQ). 

Professor Delormier is the Nominated Principal Applicant of Tahatikonhsontontie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (QcNEIHR), which is part of a national consortium of NEIHRs that enhance Indigenous Peoples’ capacity in health research.  

She currently serves as the Chair of the Expert Panel on Indigenous Science and Food Sovereignty convened by the Council of Canadian Academies. This panel is exploring how Indigenous science can be supported to inform policy and governance in a way that advances Indigenous priorities and achieves reciprocal benefits all people in Canada. 

Professor Delormier, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) scholar from the community of Kahnawà:ke, is a professional dietitian, established as a public health nutrition researcher, and a leader in the methodological and ethical aspects of conducting research with Indigenous Peoples’ and in enhancing health research capacity of academic and Indigenous researchers in particular, in partnership research and co-learning knowledge sharing. 

Active affiliations

• Director, Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment  

• Scientific Director, The Kahnawà:ke Schools Diabetes Prevention Program.  

• Task Force Chair, Indigenous Peoples’ Food Sovereignty, Nutrition and Well-being, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS). 

• Member, Institute Advisory Board, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (IMND) 

• Member, Ordre Professionnel des Diététistes du Québec 

• Member, College of Reviewers, Canadian Institutes of Health Research 

• Co-lead pathway 1- Strengthening Indigenous Food Sovereignty: ARRAMAT  

Research interests

Professor Delormier’s research focuses on Indigenous food sovereignty and public health nutrition among Indigenous populations. Her work aims to address health inequities by examining the social determinants of health through participatory and community-based research approaches.

Current research

Her current research and trainees are investigating distinct food environments of Indigenous Peoples, bridging the concept of food literacy to explore the intergenerational knowledge exchange to empower youth in enhancing skills and knowledge to navigate Cree (Eeyou) Food System, Integrating cultural safety in the dietetics curriculum, the revitalization of diabetes prevention program in an Indigenous community and revitalizing and decolonizing food systems through community dialogues; documenting the diversity of the Mohawk food system and creating culturally adapted food guides to promote food sovereignty, food security, and nutrition.  

Courses

Selected publications

Delormier, T., McBeath, B., & Jock, B. (2025). Onkwehon:we (Indigenous) ways of health promotion research and practice. In K. Frohlich, A. Pederson, S. Dupéré, & O. Ferlatte (Eds.), Health promotion in Canada: A world in acceleration (5th ed., Chapter 18). Canadian Scholars’ Press. 

Udy S, & Delormier T. (2024) Building a Community-Based Participatory Food Systems Approach to Indigenous Food, Knowledge Makers Journal Special Edition: Indigenous women, Indigenous People’s food and knowledge systems, and Climate Action. Thompson Rivers University/Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Vol.8 (116-131). Link 

Perillat-Amedee S, Delormier T, Flamand S, Ottawa G, McBeath B, McComber AM, Macaulay A, Flamand D & Levesque L. (2021) Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Mirowatisiwin: Identifying the Strengths of the Manawan Community to Promote Wellness and Healthy Lifestyles, Turtle Island Indigenous Health Journal, 1(2) 47-59. https://doi.org/10.33137/tijih.v1i2.36135