Provincial Aboriginal Youth Council

PAYC Council Members

Diana Charlie-Iraheta, BCAAFC Board of Directors Youth Representative

Ava Thomas-Brown, NAFC Aboriginal Youth Council BC Representative

Morgan Behn, Unified Aboriginal Youth Collective Representative

Omer Yucesoy, Unified Aboriginal Youth Collective Representative

PAYC works to:

• Represent youth voices at a provincial level

• Implement province-wide initiatives to benefit Indigenous youth

• Provide a network of communication connecting youth to the Friendship Centre Movement

• Encourage and support BC Friendship Centres to develop strong local youth councils

• Act as a liaison between Friendship Centre youth councils, PAYC, and the BCAAFC Board of Directors

• Co-host the annual Gathering Our Voices (GOV) Indigenous Youth Leadership Training event