Mountain village youth heads to UN in Geneva.

• Position: APPLAUSE - Trina Landlord goes to United Nations to study international human rights - Brief Article

Trina Landlord, a Yupik Eskimo and employee of First Alaskans Institute, is one of only five young people chosen from across the world for the Indigenous Fellowship Programme this summer at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Landlord will be studying international human rights and she will spend five months learning about human rights instruments and mechanisms and the United Nations system.

"I am so honored to be chosen for this fellowship and want to thank the Alaska Federation of Natives and First Alaskans Institute for sponsoring my application," said Landlord. "The opportunity to learn about international human rights at the United Nations in Geneva is so exciting; I am looking forward to bringing back that knowledge to our people in Alaska and get them more involved."

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