Wacheyeh! Booshoo! Welcome to our new home page! This web site is the online resource for Nishnawbe Aski Nation's Decade for Youth & Development Office. We are located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and we service all 49 NAN member communities. Our purpose is to give NAN youth a voice in the decision-making processes that affect our future as a Nation. We are so glad you stopped by our site. We hope our home page is valuable to you as a young person wanting to learn more about youth empowerment or wanting to know more about youth activities in our territory. Check back often for the latest news and info!

"We the young people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, recognize and applaud the efforts made by NAN in adopting a positive youth development approach through Resolution 00/17. We note with great sadness that we have lost over 240 young lives to suicide in the past 15 years. The declaration of this Decade is an awesome first step in addressing this important issue. The time for action is now!"

Based upon input from youth at a Suicide Prevention Conference in January 2000 the NAN Chiefs strengthened their commitment to young people by adopting a youth development approach through Resolution 00/17, which calls for the years 2001-2010 to be the NAN Decade for Youht & Development. This declaration seeks to address more effectively the problems of young men and women and to increase the opportunities for their participation in NAN communities. Young people are a major force in the contemporary world. Within NAN territory, over 68% of the population is under the age of 29. These young people are at the forefront of social, political, cultural and economic developments. The Decade for Youth & Development office has created this website to keep NAN our young people informed of activities and resources for positive youth development.