Representing at the UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum in Rome, Italy
October 20, 2023 | Repost from Leslie Logan FB | fao.org
POST: “Yanenowi at the UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum in Rome-representing the Seneca Nation, Cornell, NCAI Youth Commission, Logans today and ancestors going back generations; leading the way for Native youth–when Nichols turned her down for private school (we couldn’t afford it anyway) and her dream crusher high school guidance counselor told her she couldn’t get into Cornell, not to apply early decision and suggested she apply to a SUNY.
This is for all the youth who were told they couldn’t, didn’t qualify, and to aim lower.
Dream Big, Work Hard, may your Passions & Convictions guide the work you do to move Indigenous issues & peoples forward!!”
The Biannual UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum (UNGIYF) hosted by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and organized by the Global Indigenous Youth took place in October 2023 in Rome, Italy. The Forum provided a space of dialogue between Indigenous Youth and Countries, UN Agencies, Universities, Research centres and other stakeholders to: Discuss policies affecting the future of Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems in the context of climate action. Over 200 Indigenous youth attended the event.
Learn more HERE.
