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Jessica Yee is a self-described Indigenous feminist reproductive justice freedom fighter. 24 years old and Two-Spirited from the Mohawk Nation, Jessica is the founder and Executive Director of the Native Youth Sexual Health Network, a CanAmerica wide organization by youth and for youth. She has spent more than half her life mobilizing individuals, families, and communities alike to reclaim their ancestral rights to self-determine decisions over their own bodies and spaces.
Jessica is currently serving as the first inaugural Chair of the National Aboriginal Youth Council at the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, as well as the International Indigenous HIV/AIDS Working Group, and she is also the first North American youth representative at MenEngage International Alliance for Gender Equality. Her health research centres around empowering youth as researchers in the areas of sexual health promotion, decolonization, and reclaiming traditional knowledge. She is a strong believer in the power of the youth voice, and you can see her activisting it up on sites like Racialicious, Indian Country Today, or pick up her recently released book "Sex Ed and Youth: Colonization, Communities of Colour, and Sexuality." and look for her upcoming book in Winter 2011 "Feminist education now: Youth, Activism, and Intersectionality". She is the 2009 recipient of the YWCA Young Woman of Distinction award, a 2009/2010 Role Model for the National Aboriginal Health Organization, and was recently named one of 20 International Women's Health Heroes by Our Bodies/Our Blog and one of the Toronto Star's People to Watch for 2010.
Contact Jessica Yee at:
jyee@nativeyouthsexualhealth.com
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