JUSTIN
LANGAN
INDIGENOUS CANADIAN ACTIVIST & CREATIVE
ABOUT JUSTIN
Justin Langan is a 25-year-old nationally recognized Indigenous activist from the community of Swan River, Manitoba. Serving on numerous committees locally and nationally, his accolades include the 2021 Métis Youth Indspire Award and the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award, among others. A political studies senior at the University of Manitoba, he aspires to study human rights law post-graduation, eyeing a future as a lawyer and politician to amplify Canadians' rights on the global stage.
THE LATEST
MARCH 2024
JOINED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CANADIAN PRIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
SPOKE AT THE 2SLGBTQQIA+ Economic Empowerment Symposium in winnipeg, manitoba.
JOINED THE YOUTH ATLANTIC TREATY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA - NATO.
spoke on the indigenous youth roots’ urban parks panel.
JOINED DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA’S NATIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
SELECTED FOR THE BUILDING YOUNG ENTREPRENUERS PROGRAM AT THE UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION IN CANADA.
FEBRUARY 2024
JOINED GLOBAL SHAPERS’ WINNIPEG HUB, AN INITIATIVE OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE PRAIRIE’S EMERGING LEADER AWARD FROM CANADA’S VOLUNTEER AWARDS.
ATTENDed and presented at leading change 2024 in vancouver, british columbia.
ATTENDed and presented at frayme learning institute 2024 in ottawa, ontario.
JOINED THE YOUTH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM CANADA AS THE INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
JANUARY 2024
Selected as the indigenous representative for the 2023/2024 university of manitoba’s undergraduate political studies students association.
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