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Indigenous Leadership in HIV and AIDS

Indigenous Leadership in HIV and AIDS. Renée Masching AIDS 2014 Melbourne, Australia July 2014. Honouring. Our loved ones. The territory of the Wirundjeri and BoonWurrong people of the Kulin Nation . Elders past and present. Self Location. Blood lines and family ties

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Indigenous Leadership in HIV and AIDS

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  1. Indigenous Leadership inHIV and AIDS Renée Masching AIDS 2014 Melbourne, Australia July 2014

  2. Honouring Our loved ones The territory of the Wirundjeri and BoonWurrong people of the Kulin Nation. Elders past and present.

  3. Self Location • Blood lines and family ties • Involvement began in 1995, formalized in 1997 • Regional and then National work

  4. The Context in Canada • 3 distinct populations – First Nation, Inuit and Métis • Over representation in HIV and AIDS diagnoses. • An epidemic with key modes of transmission through IDU and increasingly heterosexual contact • Community leadership with Aboriginal HIV and AIDS organizations from sea-to-sea-to-sea • We are STILL HERE – culturally grounded, supported by Elders, working in a good way

  5. Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Research and Policy Unit Nova Scotia Head Office British Colombia

  6. Thank you! www.caan.ca Reneem@caan.ca

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