STRENGTHENING THE SPIRIT CONFERENCE.
BEYOND 500 YEARS
November 10 - 14, 1991
Ottawa - Hull, Canada.
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HOPING FOR AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPANTS!!!!!
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Draft Conference Agendas.
10 November
Opening Ceremonies.
1900 Hours. Welcome by the National Chief of the Assembly of First
Nations.
Presentations by Indigenous Leaders on "Who We Were, Who We Are."
--------------------- Elders Working Group.
Sharing the Wisdom -- Agenda to be set by the Elders.
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Youth Working Group.
11 Nov. am Reclaiming our common past
pm Political and Cultural leadership role of Youth.
12 Nov Health Issues
13 Nov am Education and employment
pm Summary.
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Women's Working Group
11 Nov am Indigenous Women and Colonization
pm The Political rights of Indigenous Women
12 Nov am Indigenous Women and the Family
pm Indigenous Women's traditional tasks in Modern
settings
13 Nov am The Role of indigenous Women in Medicine, Healing,
herbology, seers, midwifery
Summary and discussion of future strategies.
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Leaders Working Group
11 Nov am Recovery and Healing of traditional Societies and
Cultures. pm Land, Resources and Econmic
Self-Sufficiency
12 Nov Self-determination and Jurisdictional Relations with
Nation-States
13 Nov am International Activities of Interest to Indigenous
Peoples pm Solidarity networks and Recommendations.
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Non-Governmantal Organisations
11 Nov am Plenary Workshop
pm Sectorial sub-groups
12 Nov am Sub-groups continued
pm Plenary
13 Nov Establishment of Indigene-NGO delegate contacts.
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CLOSING PLENARY SESSION.
14 Nov All Working Group Participants.
Closing Speeches.
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No registration fee for Indigenous Observers. $50 CDN fee for
others. $300 Cdn for Government observers. Fee entitles observer
status at Working Groups 11-13 November.
FAX REGISTRATION TO (613) 238 5780
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Comite Indigenes 47 Clarence Street Suite 300 Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Tel (613) 236-0673 Fax (613) 238-5780.
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