Moose Jaw Times-Herald: From Moose Jaw to Peru

Local youth selected to attend international forum; needs to raise $5,800 

Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

Justice Eashappie, 23, lives in Moose Jaw and was

selected as the lone Saskatchewan representative

to represent the Western Canadian region as a

youth ambassador to attend Asia-Pacific Economic

Corporation (APEC) in Lima, Peru from Nov. 13 to 20.

By Lisa Goudy
 

Justice Eashappie, 23, is on a global mission and it all starts in Peru in November.

Eashappie, a First Nations University of Canada political science student who now lives in Moose Jaw, was selected as one of five youth to represent the Western Canadian region as a youth ambassador with Global Vision Junior Team Canada to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) in Lima, Peru. APEC is from Nov. 13-20. He is the lone representative from Saskatchewan.

“It means a lot because in the media, you normally see negative stories and negative things associated with Aboriginal people and people with disabilities,” said Eashappie, who has a mild case of cerebral palsy. “I want to be the one thing where it’s something positive, a positive outlook.”

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