Chance Crutcher, a 14-year-old sopohmore attending Lowry High School, was selected to attend the Youth Summit and was the only Native youth representative from the state of Nevada and one of the few from the western United States (see story below for summit details).
Chance had the oppurtunity to meet tribal leaders who dedicate their time and knowledge to their tribal youth, setting an example of their willingness to conserve the small amount of lands that Native Americans reside on today by promoting land management education to the leaders of tomorrow.
He is a member of the Winnemucca FFA chapter, with career development events (CDE's) in Veterinary Science and Agriculture Sales. He hopes to apply his new knowledge and leadership skills to be a positive and productive member of FFA.
Chance would like to thank Rebecca Hill for her dedication and continued support and for being a positive role model for Agriculture.
In December of 2013 Hill encouraged Chance to enter an essay contest in which his essay, titled "Perserverance + Sustainability = Food Security, Feeding Ourselves in a Rapidly Changing World," was chosen as one of three winners out of 57 submitted essays from Native American youth from across the United States. He won a trip to Las Vegas to be a keynote speaker for the Intertribal Agriculture Council. Now that he has become a certified Native American Youth Ambassador, he looks forward to participating in an internship in the country of South Korea during the summer of his senior year of high school.
Chance is a member of the Paiute Tribe of Nevada and the son of Willeen Crutcher of Winnemucca.[[In-content Ad]]
