'My big message is that we need to invest in our Indigenous youth,' said Carissa Waugh
YELLOWKNIFE — Carissa Waugh says her family hasn't been able to set up their fish nets like they used to due to declining salmon numbers in Yukon.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said that this past summer 12,025 Chinook salmon crossed into Canada, where their spawning grounds are located. That's the lowest number on record and well below the goal of 42,500 to 55,000 fish under an agreement between Canada and the United States. Joe-Strack said she's interested in learning about climate change solutions that are focused on "coming back to humanity."
"We're a small part of Canada and the world, but we're experiencing a lot of impacts," she said. "Hopefully putting a face to the people that are trying to help fight this or help find solutions, helps get more buy-in across the table." Reegan Jungkind, who grew up in Hay River, N.W.T., and is studying political science, sociology and sustainability at the University of Alberta, said she cried for "probably three hours" when she learned she would be heading to Egypt. She said she's looking forward to meeting people and bringing back what she's learned to her community."No one really understands northern perspectives or thinks about it in different contexts.
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