b'YOUTH COUNCILYouthCouncil ReportT he Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Youth Council (NYC) operates as a 20-member council representing First Nations youth from each of the 10 AFN regions. Each region has one male and one female representative, but the council is inclusive to all genders and non-binary identities. This national body is a key component of the AFN, established in the Charter, and represents First Nations youth on issues that impact them on a daily basis. The NYC provides insight to the AFN secretariat, committees and working groups on various youth-related and non-youth-related issues.Rollin BaldheadRosalie LaBilloisTHE NYC PROVIDES INSIGHT TOTHE AFN SECRETARIAT, COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS ONVARIOUS YOUTH-RELATED ANDNON-YOUTH-RELATED ISSUES.As a result of the AFN NYCs ongoing commitment to environmental advocacy, they hosted a National Youth Summit on Environment and Climate Action in April of 2019. They, along with more than 100 other emerging young leaders, developed recommendations on climate action that are directed at youth as well as leadership: Decolonize and reconnect to all living things, includingthe lands, waters, non-human beings, medicines and spirits. Ensure lands, waters, non-human beings, medicines andsacred sites are protected and accessible now and for the seven generations to come.Support Youth in developing sustainable green infrastructure and transportation solutions in their First Nations. Prioritize community well-being over profit.Practise sustainable consumption. Support Youth in developing education and training forcreating scalable, local and land-based solutions.34 The Circle Winter Issue 1 2019'