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A new program is being launched to help women from several ethnic groups recognize and understand the symptoms and risks of breast cancer. Called the Multicultural Breast Health Peer Educator Project, the program will find women from Southeast Asian, Indo-Canadian and Aboriginal populations to teach other women from their culture about breast health. These women will be called peer educators.
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A new program is being launched to help women from several ethnic groups recognize and understand the symptoms and risks of breast cancer. Called the Multicultural Breast Health Peer Educator Project, the program will find women from Southeast Asian, Indo-Canadian and Aboriginal populations to teach other women from their culture about breast health. These women will be called peer educators.
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Three years ago, Iris Bonaise lost her brother, Denis Joseph Bonaise, to cancer.
Last week, the 10-year-old from the Little Pine First Nation in Saskatchewan honored his memory in a very special way. With the support of her parents, Patrick and Rita Bonaise, Iris walked from Cut Knife to Saskatoon to raise money for cancer research and awareness of the severity of the disease among First Nations' communities.
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Three years ago, Iris Bonaise lost her brother, Denis Joseph Bonaise, to cancer.
Last week, the 10-year-old from the Little Pine First Nation in Saskatchewan honored his memory in a very special way. With the support of her parents, Patrick and Rita Bonaise, Iris walked from Cut Knife to Saskatoon to raise money for cancer research and awareness of the severity of the disease among First Nations' communities.
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Three years ago, Iris Bonaise lost her brother, Denis Joseph Bonaise, to cancer.
Last week, the 10-year-old from the Little Pine First Nation in Saskatchewan honored his memory in a very special way. With the support of her parents, Patrick and Rita Bonaise, Iris walked from Cut Knife to Saskatoon to raise money for cancer research and awareness of the severity of the disease among First Nations' communities.
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More than 200 Aboriginal nurses are expected to meet in Dartmouth, N.S. on Oct. 18 and 19 to discuss the increasing occurance of Native suicide. Also on the agenda is workshops in AIDS prevention.
The Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada is hosting the teaching conference and is basing its discussions on issues coming from an Assembly of First Nations youth conference held last February. The theme of the Dartmouth conference is "Keeping our Children Safe."
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More than 200 Aboriginal nurses are expected to meet in Dartmouth, N.S. on Oct. 18 and 19 to discuss the increasing occurance of Native suicide. Also on the agenda is workshops in AIDS prevention.
The Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada is hosting the teaching conference and is basing its discussions on issues coming from an Assembly of First Nations youth conference held last February. The theme of the Dartmouth conference is "Keeping our Children Safe."
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More than 200 Aboriginal nurses are expected to meet in Dartmouth, N.S. on Oct. 18 and 19 to discuss the increasing occurance of Native suicide. Also on the agenda is workshops in AIDS prevention.
The Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada is hosting the teaching conference and is basing its discussions on issues coming from an Assembly of First Nations youth conference held last February. The theme of the Dartmouth conference is "Keeping our Children Safe."
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REVIEW
The Star-Man and Other Tales
By Basil H. Johnston and Jonas George (Wah-sa-ghe-zik),
Illustrated by Ken Syrette (Nohdin)
64 pages, University of Toronto
$19.95 (h.c.)
Books like The Star-Man are small pieces of the giant mosaic that is Aboriginal culture. We may not understand the stories because they clash with the Western esthetics of plot, theme and character, but they give us a tantalizing glimpse into the Anishinabe world.
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REVIEW
The Star-Man and Other Tales
By Basil H. Johnston and Jonas George (Wah-sa-ghe-zik),
Illustrated by Ken Syrette (Nohdin)
64 pages, University of Toronto
$19.95 (h.c.)
Books like The Star-Man are small pieces of the giant mosaic that is Aboriginal culture. We may not understand the stories because they clash with the Western esthetics of plot, theme and character, but they give us a tantalizing glimpse into the Anishinabe world.