Fort Belknap MSU-Extension is excited to announce that 3 local high students, Alicia Doney, Riley Werk, and Trace Sunchild, were chosen to attend the Intertribal Agriculture Council Youth Conference on Dec. 9-14, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV. They were among the 70 selected from 140 youth essays submissions. IAC is sponsoring travel and conference expenses, and the students will be conducting individual fundraising efforts. While the students have taken the lead in writing their own essays, Ag agent, Liz Werk, MSU Extension, Fort Belknap assisted with the administration of the submission.

The Intertribal Agriculture Council was founded in 1987 to pursue and promote the conservation, development and use of agricultural resources. Intertribal Agriculture Council to further the goal of improving Indian

IAC Youth Conference brings young Native Americans from around the nation to brainstorm on food sovereignty and other agriculture-related solutions.