Portrait
Name
Ay’Den D. Abraham
Frog Lake First Nations
Description
Ay’Den D. Abraham (25) is an up and coming Clean Energy Champion in his nation of Frog Lake First Nations located in Treaty six territory land of the Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux and Dene peoples of so called Canada.
He holds many roles in the nation and now the title of Top 25 Under 25 Environmentalist and Change Maker through The Starfish Canada and also sits on the Youth Steering Committee for The Youth Habour.
He is a Champion of Change through the Global Indigenous Development Trust’s masterclass.
Ay’Den is very involved within the ICE network as well, being one of the first participants to take part in most programming offered through Indigenous Clean Energy.
His work is primarily focused on bringing in new economic development opportunities that involve Sustainable Technologies & Development to his nation as he and his team are considered to be under the guise of Ec. Dev. This allowed he and his team to take up opportunities within Cando as well.
All while empowering the youth by providing them with resources and tools to attend conferences, workshops and other events. His duties include coordinating emails and meetings between partners, document/budget creation and reporting, grant application work and various other tasks.
He occasionally volunteers for the local Fire Hall as well as he is a certified firefighter.
Ay’Den firmly believes “We are the living testament to our ancestors prayers” a saying he has and lives by staying true to his virtues and plains Cree teachings.