These rules are to ensure that all participants at the NAN Healthy Leaders for Healthy Futures Youth Forum enjoy the experience in a safe environment conducive to the exchange and sharing of ideas and concepts. All participants are expected to abide by the rules and regulations. Any violations of these rules WILL result in immediate removal from the forum and being sent home.

Attendance: Timely attendance is required at all scheduled activities. If you are unable to make a scheduled event you must provide a valid reason to your chaperone and/or NAN Staff, ie. illness, injury.

Behavior: Participants are to conduct themselves in a mature and orderly manner at all times. Show respect for yourself and others by using appropriate language, encouraging remarks, and following the instructions of the facilitator, chaperones and staff. Violence, intimidation or threats will not be tolerated. Bullying will not be tolerated. Discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and (dis)ability will not be tolerated.

Chaperone: Youth under the age of 18 is required to have a Chaperone.

Travel: NAN will be coordinating all travel and rooms for two youth plus one chaperone per community. Please note you are required to arrive to your flight on time with valid identification, and to notify NAN staff if you are unable to make flight or if flight is delayed.

Use of Drugs or Alcohol: There will be zero tolerance for alcohol or drug use. Any participant either found using or under the influence or in possession of alcohol or other drugs will be removed from the youth forum immediately.

Conduct & Dress Code: It is expected that participants will dress and conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to their duties and to the situation keeping in mind that they represent NAN. Participants are expected to conduct themselves in a courteous and businesslike manner when representing Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

I understand that there are certain risks of injury inherent in participating in this workshop, as well as in traveling and other related activities incidental to my participation, and I am willing to assume these risks. I hereby certify that I am fully capable of participating and that I am healthy and have no physical or mental disabilities or infirmities that would restrict full participation in these activities, except as listed above.

In addition to signing Participation Agreement and completing this registrations form I give full consent for my participation, I do hereby waive, release and hold harmless Nishnawbe Aski Nation, its officer, staff and representatives for any injury that may be suffered by me in the normal course of participation in the NAN Healthy Leaders for Healthy Futures Youth Forum and the activities thereto, whether the result of negligence or any other cause.

By completing and signing this registration form I hereby consent to being photographed, filmed and having my likeness reproduced through the media and grant to NAN the right to reproduce, use, exhibit, display, broadcast, distribute , and create derivative works of the photographed images of me for use in connection with the activities of NAN for promoting, publicizing, or explaining NAN or its activities. THis grant includes, without limitation, the right to publish such images in NAN publications as well as public relations/promotional materials such as advertisements, fund-raising materials, and any other NAN-related publications. These images may appear in any of the wide variety of formats and media now available to NAN and that may be available in the future, including but not limited to print, broadcast, videotape, CD-ROM, and electronic/online media.