Students from Cote First Nation to travel to Netherlands for youth conference [Video]

Cote First Nation, Sask. –

Three students from Cote Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex will be travelling to the Netherlands to attend the Youth Conference Commemoration Across Borders (YOUCEE) event.

The international youth conference aims to educate young people on war, peace, justice and international collaboration in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem of the second World War – which took place from Sept. 17 to 26 in 1944.

“It’s one of the greatest things I think these students are getting to experience,” said Principal Jonas Cote.

“The connection with us as a First Nation school is they’re not only going there to represent our nation, but all the nations across Canada (whose) soldiers went over there and fought for the freedom of Canada and our people.”

The weeklong conference has been happening since 2001. Organizers from YOUCEE state the event is in response to the special request of Arnhem veterans …