Carol Ann Tanoush shares her experience at United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
In April, a group of Cree youth went to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The youth presented a panel on the 50th anniversary of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. The Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus was also happening at the same time. Carol Ann Tanoush and her peers nominated her to co-chair the event and she was also the moderator of their panel. We spoke with about her experience at the United Nations.
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