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Lance Copegog
[edit]Lance Copegog | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Youth Chief of the Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council | |
| Assumed office November 16, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 2001 Christian Island, Ontario, Canada |
Lance Copegog (born April 8, 2001) is an Ojibwe Canadian activist and politician, who was elected as the Deputy Youth Chief of the Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council.[1][2] He also serves as a Youth Representative of the Anishinabek Nation and a member Premier Kathleen Wynne's Council on Youth Opportunities.[3]
Personal Life
[edit]A member of Beausoleil First Nation, Copegog resides in Christian Island, Ontario, Canada.
Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council
[edit]In 2016, Copegog became the Deputy Youth Chief of the Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council.[1][2] He led a delegation of Beausoleil First Nation youth to Ottawa, Ontario for meetings with government officials.[4] As the Deputy Youth Chief, Copegog also pressed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 66th Call to Action.[5] Copegog held a meeting with the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett to discuss implementation of the Call to Action, as well as issues impacting his community.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Deputy Youth Chief Lance Copegog". Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ a b Productions, Patrick Gilbert. "Youth are 'leaders of today' GCC Madahbee on Beausoleil Youth Council". anishinabeknews.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ ******. "******". www.pas.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ Productions, Patrick Gilbert. "Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council concludes first visit to Ottawa". anishinabeknews.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ Productions, Patrick Gilbert. "Beausoleil youth call on Trudeau to implement Call to Action #66". anishinabeknews.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ "Beausoleil First Nation welcomes federal minister". Simcoe.com. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ "CTV Barrie... a part of the CTV News Video Network". barrie.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-22.