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The Sedin Family Foundation, the charity founded by Canucks Daniel and Henrik Sedin and their wives, Johanna and Marinette, has announced that it will sponsor 15 First Nations youth and their chaperons to attend the Gathering Our Voices Indigenous Youth Leadership Training conference.

The conference, now in its 15th year, which will be in Richmond, is a national event held during spring break. Hosted by the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, its goal is to provide Indigenous youth with the tools to work towards a better future.

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The four-day conference will welcome 1,500 delegates to participate in ceremonies, workshops and other educational experiences that will connect them with their peers, and other communities in Canada.

“Johanna and I are excited to have the opportunity to help some of the North Island’s most promising youth attend the Gathering Our Voices conference next week,” said Henrik Sedin in a news release. “As the most important national event for Indigenous youth in Canada, we hope they will make connections that last the rest of their lives.”