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Justin Langan is a Canadian activist and student of Metis descent. He has been involved with Indigenous youth advocacy for nearly 10 years, working with such organizations like the Manitoba Metis Federation, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Council of Youth Prosperity, Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres, and more. His advocacy has garnered him the 2021 Indspire Award for Metis Youth, the 2020 Champion of Mental Health Award, and the 2020 Top 25 Environmentalists under 25 Award. Langan is currently studying Political Studies at the University of Manitoba.

Early Life
Justin Ron Langan was born December 15 1998, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of social worker Heidi Skrypetz and water steward Ron Langan. He has a fraternal twin brother, Tristin Langan, and a younger brother Trace. His family moved to the rural community Swan River, Manitoba the same year, where he would live for the next eighteen years.

Langan says he first became involved with Indigenous issues in 2015, when he was sixteen years old, and began to understand more about his Metis identity. Growing up, he would often be involved at the Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre participating in Indigenous people's days, Metis days, and working at Bingo's.

Indigenous Youth
In 2015, with assistance from the executive at the Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre in Swan River, Manitoba, Justin helped to create a Youth Council which represented both Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. He would soon be elected to sit on the Youth Advisory Committee on the Northwest Metis Council. In 2016, at the Manitoba Metis Federation's Annual General Assembly, Justin would become elected to sit as provincial representative on the government's Provincial Youth Advisory Committee.

Education
Justin graduated with distinction from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School in 2016.

Advocacy for Young Canadians
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Honours and awards
Langan has received honours and awards over the course of his activism. In November 2018, he was one of the winners of the Manitoba Indigenous Youth Achievement Award's for personal achievement. Langan has received both local, provincial, as well as various national recognitions, such as the Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans of 2020.


 * Sharon Johnston's National Champion of Mental Health for Youth, 2020, awarded by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health.
 * RBC's Bright Future Award, October 2020, an award established by RBC recognizing an individual who helps youth overcome barriers and prepare for success.
 * Top 25 Environmentalists under 25, 2020, recognized by Starfish Canada.
 * CBC Manitoba Future 40 under 40, 2020.