SOS Ojibwe chapter receives Changemaker grant

The Fond du Lac Ojibwe School chapter of SOS (Students Offering Support) applied for and recently received a $250 Changemaker grant from the National Indian Health Board. Their funded project is to create an experiential learning booth, “How Climate Change Affects Mental Health,” at the Youth Climate Convening event next week at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. FDL Ojibwe school students involved in the project include ninth-graders Nick Stapleton, Cordelia Shaugobay, Devin Bosto, Gabe Hudson, Aidan Murkerson and Gina MisQuadace, and sophomore Sam Ammesmaki. The Youth Climate Convening is open to all students and free to attend. It runs 12-2:30 p.m. Friday, April 12. The event will feature local storytellers and organizations to highlight climate change solutions in the Fond du Lac/Cloquet community. It is a partner event of “We are Water,” a traveling interactive exhibition and event series about the science, history and stories of our relationships with water, on exhibit at Great Lakes Aquarium through April 23.