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Inter-Tribal Youth Climate Leadership Congress

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center successfully hosted the Inter-Tribal Climate Leadership Congress from June 28 - July 3, 2015 for 89 high school students and 23 adult chaperones representing 30 Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian communities from across the country. Students improved their knowledge of climate change and their climate leadership skills, and developed climate change project presentation proposals which are applicable to their home communities. The U.S. FWS was assisted by staff and financial resources from the BIA, NPS, USFS and USGS. Highlights included the student climate presentations, a Shenandoah River boat trip, service projects on the NCTC campus, a performance by musicians Frank Waln and the Sampson Brothers, and a student Pow Wow.