Healing process topic of eighth annual conference

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"Dancing with Hope" is the theme of the eighth annual "Believe in the Healing" conference to be held April 22 to 24, 2001 in Victoria.

The conference explores the healing process, looking at both contemporary and First Nations traditions.

One of the keynote speakers for the upcoming conference will be Chief Leonard George-Qutsame, elected chief of the Isleil-Waututh Nation. Actor, lecturer, consultant, traditional singer and dancer, and spiritual leader of the "Children of Takaya-Wolf Clan," Chief George will be presenting an address entitled "Everything has a Spirit: A Balanced Approach to Healing."

Also scheduled to give a keynote address is Winston Wuttunee, comedian, songwriter, recording artist, presenter, writer, actor and educator, who will present an address entitled "The Gifts We All Have Been Given."

Other scheduled sessions feature presenters from across British Columbia as well as from elsewhere in Canada, and the United States.

The sessions are aimed at school administrators, teachers, school board trustees, First Nations associations, bands and community workers, school support staff, social workers, counsellors, psychologists, justice workers, police, health care providers, youth and parents.

For more information about "Dancing With Anger, Dancing With Hope," call Barbara Smith & Associates at 250-598-1039, or visit the conference website at www.focusconferences.com