Ken Young: Survivor of Indian Residential Schools, Former Elected Regional Chief for Manitoba Assembly of First Nations (Audio/Visual)

Ken Young is a citizen of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. He is a survivor of two Indian Residential Schools including in Prince Albert and at Dauphin. Later on in life, Ken graduated with a B.A. and LLB from the University of Manitoba. he was the first, First Nations law graduate and lawyer in Manitoba. Ken has practiced law for over 50 years. He has also been involved with First nations politics as an elected Regional Chief for Manitoba at the Assembly of First Nations. He was a negotiator in 1977 for one of the modern day treaties, which dealt with damages from Hydro development in Northern Manitoba. Similarly, Ken was a negotiator for the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement in 2005.