The Voice and America’s Got Talent alum, Brooke Simpson will participate in the White House Tribal Youth Forum.
The press release explains, “In partnership with the White House and Nike N7, the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute is proud to invite Native and tribal youth to participate in a forum with the Biden Harris Administration! This forum will take place November 17, 2021 at 1:00 EST. This forum will feature an exciting program with high-level administration officials, special guests from Nike N7, and of course, Native youth discussing a variety of topics and the intersection of mental health for Native youth.”
Brooke, a member of a North Carolina tribe, the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, will speak at the forum. “To say I’m honored is an understatement,” she writes on Twitter.
TO SAY IM HONORED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT ?? @NikeN7 https://t.co/mxeGsIdyZE
— Brooke Simpson (@brookesimpson) November 6, 2021
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