But thats how you grow and thats how you learn. Chasinghorse: The more I stepped into this work, the more I realized that a lot of the work is Indigenous women showing up all the time. To live our ways of life freely, practice our culture and traditions, eat our traditional food and medicines, etc. She says that things weren't always easyand sometimes they still aren't, in spite of her successbut she encourages young people to know that they are beautiful and that their voice matters. Right now is not the time to be playing games and ignoring the worlds problems. She is one of the Members of the, UN Secretary Generals Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. I'm not even supposed to be here. Anish has been active in human rights, the environment, climate change, indigenous peoples, and youth issues. IBEW Local 1547 members are committed to getting the job done. Following in her mother's footsteps of activism, Quannah Chasinghorse uses her social media platforms to educate the world on the threats facing the Alaskan landscape and her tribe, the Gwich'in people. The Indigenous model, a member of theHn Gwich'in and Siangu/Oglala tribes, is alsoan outspoken advocate on issues of environmentalism, sustainability, women's rightsand Native American rights. From a young age, Many Anning was imbedded in paleontology. Quannah joined her for a meeting in New York City, and says she moved financial executives to tears with her story. Anish Shrestha is a Youth Advocate belonging to the Newar indigenous community. And that's one thing, you know, that I really love to voice to our youthis just showing them that the world is beautifuland it can get better. Quannah Chasinghorse at the 2022 Met Gala Quannah is of mixed Indigenous descent - Hn Gwich'in from Eagle Village, Alaska and Oglala Lakota from South Dakota. Sara Sampaio and Georgie Flores. Quannah Chasinghorse: Must-See Celeb Sightings: April 2023 You've been added to our newsletter. Despite being some of the most impacted groups by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and systems of inequality and exclusion, Indigenous youth have been leading the way online and offline, demanding their own and their communities rights to be respected and their voices included in all decision-making that impacts their lives and futures. He also serves as Africa Focal Point for the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus. "No way am I celebrating America," the star said. Follow us on My mom has three lives to signify her three kids, and also that she has met certain rites of passage: entering womanhood, getting married, and knowing what its like to bring life into this world.