Aboriginal Youth Task Force gets underway

The Aboriginal Youth Task Force chaired by Saskatoon Fairview MLA Jennifer Campeau and vice-chair Rob Norris, Saskatoon Greystone MLA and Legislative Secretary for First Nations Engagement, will visit 12 communities across Saskatchewan.  The task force will hold meetings in Regina, Saskatoon, Stony Rapids, Moose Jaw, Fort Qu’Appelle, Yorkton, La Ronge, La Loche, Ile a la Crosse, Prince Albert, Sandy Bay and Pelican Narrows. Young people ages 16 to 25 are being invited to meet the task force near these communities. Participants will have the opportunity to share their education or skill development plans and activities, and for those already working, a chance to recount their experiences transitioning to the workforce. Feedback will be shared with government decision-makers on an ongoing basis, to inform and guide initiatives that impact First Nation and Métis people. “This is an important step for our government to identify and respond to grass roots issues as experienced by young people who are directly impacted by them,” said Campeau in a news release.