
SWY 37
Ratehontsanohnha Lake Whyte is an Indigenous person of the Kanienkehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation who grew up in Kahnawà:ke (near Montreal). His mother is a SWY alumni from SWY 11. He has facilitated workshops to Dawson College students about the history and origins of Lacrosse, as well as a demonstration/game. Also, he graduated from a technical program for Residential and Commercial Drafting, and has worked as a drafting technician and designer on residential projects. This summer, he participated in the UN negotiations as an Indigenous youth delegate at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) on Plastic Pollution meetings in Geneva, Switzerland.