Gathering Our Voices gathers the energy of youth – Cowichan News Leader

Gathering Our Voices gathers the energy of youth

By Celina Albany – Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Published: March 29, 2012

When you have 1,400 young people in a room, you can feel the energy vibrating.

That’s how many took in the 10th-annual Gathering Our Voices conference in Nanaimo last week and that’s the kind of energy local participants hope to bring back to Duncan.

The event was an excellent mentoring opportunity, which included training in leadership and tradition, according to Clinton “Fergie” Charlie of Penelekut who is a student in in the Native Indian Teaching Program at UBC.

“It really helps kids find their identity and puts healthy opportunities within reach,” said Charlie.

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