For More information please contact:
 
Evelyn Flynn
Administrative Assistant
Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre (IPHRC)
Kirk Hall – Room 223
117 Science Place
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK  S7N 5C88
Phone: 966-1206
Fax: 966-6242
evelyn.flynn@usask.ca

Institute: August 15-17
Topics:
Introduction to Indigenous Mental Health Research
Child Development and Resilience
Community-based Participatory research and Integrative Knowledge Translation
Grant Workshop & Writing for Publication 

Conference: August 18-19
Themes:
Indigenous research methodologies
Global mental health, healing & well-being
Mental Health promotion
Innovative methods in knowledge translation

For more information and registration:
Tracee Diabo, NAMHR Coordinator
tracee.diabo@mail.mcgill.ca
(514) 340-8222 EXT. 5244
Culture and Mental Health Research Unit
4333 Cote-Ste-Catherine Road
Montreal, QC H3T 1E4

Share your knowledge, wisdom and experience by submitting a proposal to present at our 15th anniversary conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston, Texas USA!  The conference theme is “Community-Campus Partnerships as a Strategy for Social Justice: Where We’ve Been & Where We Need to Go.”  Proposals are sought for skill-building workshops, roundtable discussions, posters and sessions that incorporate storytelling and creative arts.  Details at http://bit.ly/hFPPlr.

The Native Mental Health Association of Canada is pleased to announce their annual conference.  Conference theme and focus: Culture is a verb, not a nopun, a process, not a thing in itself (Niezen 2003:6).

Guest Editors: Dr. Annette J. Browne

Submission deadline: October 15, 2011

Please submit papers online Using CJNR E-journal Press at http://cjnr.msubmit.net.

For assistance: cjnr.nursing@mcgill.ca.

In this one-hour webinar, Susan Zimmerman, Executive Director of the Secretariat on Research Ethics, will highlight some of the main differences between the first and second editions of the TCPS.

Register for this webinar at: http://cihr-irsc.sondages-surveys.ca/s/registrationforwhatsnew/

Registration capacity is limited to 100 attendees. A webcast will be made available for viewing at a later date.

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Le Groupe consultatif interagences en éthique de la recherche vous invite au premier d’une série de webinaires sur la deuxième édition de l’Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils :  Éthique de la recherche avec des êtres humains (EPTC 2) : Quoi de neuf dans l’EPTC 2?

Le 10 novembre 2011 à 12 h, heure de l’Est (HE)

Dans ce webinaire d’une heure, Susan Zimmerman, directrice exécutive du Secrétariat en éthique de la recherche, soulignera certaines des principales différences entre les première et deuxième éditions de l’EPTC.

 Inscrivez-vous à ce webinaire à : http://cihr-irsc.sondages-surveys.ca/s/registrationquoideneuf/

L’inscription est limitée à 100 participants. Une webdiffusion sera accessible par la suite.

Canadian Association of University Teachers is sponsoring its 3rd Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff which will be held November 11-13, 2011 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown. Organized with the guidance of CAUT’s Working Group on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education, the Forum will explore challenges our universities and colleges pose for Aboriginal academic staff and students and will discuss solutions to those challenges.

Draft Agenda

Featured subjects will be:

• Recognizing and Naturalizing Indigenous Knowledge in the Academy;
• Promotion and tenure;
• Next Steps Forward.

Other key topics to be discussed include:

• The role of elders in colleges and universities;
• Managing work/life balance;
• Negotiating racial diversity in the classroom;
• Working conditions for Aboriginal academics.

The forum organizing committee is:

• Jo-ann Archibald, Associate Dean for Indigenous Education, University of British Colombia;
• Marie Battiste, Academic Director, Aboriginal Education Research Centre, Professor Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan;
• Jean Becker, Senior Advisor: Aboriginal Initiatives, Wilfrid Laurier University;
• Corinne Jetté, former Director of Native Access to Engineering, Concordia University;
• Dan McDonald, Professor, Vancouver Island University; President, VIU Faculty Association; President, Mid-Island Métis Nation;
• David Newhouse, Chair of Indigenous Studies and Co-Chair of the Trent Aboriginal Education Council, Trent University; President, Trent University Faculty Association;
• Charlotte Ross, Coordinator of Academic Programs for Aboriginal Students, University of Saskatchewan;
• Wanda Wuttunee, Head, Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba.

Please circulate the information about this Forum widely among your membership, making especially sure it reaches your Aboriginal members. We also hope that each association will sponsor representatives to the Forum.

If you have any questions or would like more information about the Forum, please contact Rosa Barker.

Conference Registration

Register online by clicking here. Register before October 7, 2011 to take advantage of the early registration.

Hotel Reservations

Participants can make their own hotel reservations with the Holiday Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown by calling directly the hotel at 1-604-623-6866, or the Central Reservations at 1-800-663-9151, or by e-mail using group code CAU. The deadline to reserve a room is October 11, 2011. The Hotel is smoke free.

Hotel Rate:     
Queen Bed – $99/night plus HST                          2 Double Beds – $99/night plus HST

The National Aboriginal Addictions Awareness Week campaign will promote an addictions free lifestyle for communities, families and individuals by enabling communities to develop activities which increase knowledge and awareness of addictions and how addictions can be addressed.

We envision a NAAAW celebration every year that is grounded in the empowerment and capacity building of First Nation and Inuit individuals, families and organizations that will contribute to the creation of positive, safe healthy environments.

The campaign will promote the primacy of building and renewing positive relationships within our families, our communities and our natural environment to ensure good health and addictions-free lifestyles.

During NAAAW, communities will be encouraged to enhance their relationships with others through the planning and development of community-based activities that bring people together in positive and affirming ways.

With this in mind, the campaign slogan is “living the good life”!

For more information please visit: http://addictionsawareness.com/about-us/

Vancouver, BC (November 8, 2011) – The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) will be hosting the Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week Launch Event on December 1, 2011 in Ottawa, ON where the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health will be in attendance. The official launch of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week will be followed by workshops across the country to continue discussions on Aboriginal HIV and AIDS issues in Canada Dec 2-5, 2011.

The 2011 AAAW will connect national Aboriginal organizations, government partners, health care providers, and community leaders to support change through their own action and by supporting the actions of others. The forum will focus on how community-based responses address the circumstances that underlie HIV infection rates: from creating inclusive rural, urban and, global communities to acknowledging constructive ways to respond to acts of intolerance and discrimination.

“We are sharing ways of working with and for Aboriginal people living with HIV and AIDS. Our communities show strength by protecting and supporting the most vulnerable. We are promoting health and wellbeing in our communities – we are fulfilling a sacred role in nurturing holistic healing, grounded in our cultural past and today’s reality,” stated Ken Clement, CEO of CAAN. “Practicing our Aboriginal values of respect, honour, and non-judgment toward others is key to our response – and this year we are asking all communities to become informed and lead the change.”

An estimated 4,300 to 6,100 Aboriginal persons were living with HIV (including AIDS) – 8.0% of all prevalent HIV infections – and comprised about 12.5% of all new HIV infections in Canada in 2008. Overall, the HIV infection rate for Aboriginal people (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) was about 3.6 times higher than among other Canadians. Individuals living with HIV and AIDS may become isolated due to the stigma associated with the illness; social and community support plays an important role in helping individuals to accept their diagnosis and learn to live with HIV.

Our Aboriginal response to HIV and AIDS: It takes the whole community to support change! CAAN invites you to participate in the forum:

Where: Residence Inn by Marriot – 161 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON, Canada
When: December 1, 2011, 10:00 am EST
RSVP: By November 18, 2011 to Tara Felix taraf[at]caan.ca
or call (613) 238-1122 (Toll free: 1-800-853-8463)

About CAAN. www.caan.ca
The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) is a not-for-profit coalition of individuals and organizations which provides leadership, support and advocacy for Aboriginal individuals living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, regardless of where they reside. Their philosophy is that all Aboriginal Peoples deserve the right to protect themselves against infectious disease and thrives on providing the Aboriginal community with accurate and current information about HIV including risks of contracting the virus, issues of care and treatment, and support for families and those living with the disease.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Dec1 – Ottawa, ON Residence Inn by Marriot
Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2011 Launch Event

Dec 2 – Montreal, QC TBC
Celebrating Aboriginal Women, Culture, and Community

Dec 3 – Online www.afn.ca
A Special Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week Webcast Event

Dec 4 – Winnipeg, MB Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre
Cultural Gathering and Awareness Sharing

Dec 5 – Edmonton, AB Edmonton Room, Edmonton Public Library, Downtown
Global Lessons ~ Local Practices: Indigenous and Aboriginal people and HIV and AIDS

For more information on these events visit: www.aboriginalaidsawareness.com (Live Nov 9, 2011)

For Media Enquiries, contact:
Mediatonic PR
Destin Haynes
destin@mediatonicpr.com

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Sharing the findings of “Enigok” Indigenous Peoples self-determination in Health research, ethics and ethics review.

The AMC, CTFoH and HIRGC are hosting the first Manitoba First Nations Research Conference on February 7 & 8th, 2012 to be held in Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg . This conference will bring together First Nations community and academic researchers, students, Elders, and leadership in the Manitoba region to showcase the Self Determination of First Nations thru Health Research, Ethics and Ethics Review.

Keynote Speakers

Jeffery A Henderson MD MPH
President and CEO of Black Hills Centre for American Indian Health

Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill
Academic Director Indigenous Studies Program, McMaster University

Diana Ugailla
Havasupai Tribe in Arizona