By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca PROPHET RIVER, B.C. — A northeast B.C. First Nation’s youth got a glimpse of the big city during a high school conference last week. Youth from Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) were among Indigenous young people from across Canada to participate in the Soaring: Indigenous Youth Empowerment Gathering in Vancouver. PRFN youth coordinator Lisa Wolf was a chaperone for members, and said being at the gathering on April 8th and 9th at Canada Place was “amazing.” Other Treaty 8 Nations to send youth included Blueberry River First Nations, Saulteau First Nations and Fort Nelson First Nation. Wolf has also taken PRFN youth to the Spark Conference in Edmonton earlier this year and added the invitation came from the PRFN education department. “It…
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