AEGiS-ATN: Indigenous Nations AIDS Conference, Prior Lake, Minnesota, September 27-30

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Indigenous Nations AIDS Conference, Prior Lake, Minnesota, September 27-30

AIDS TREATMENT NEWS Issue #303, September 18, 1998
John S. James

The 2nd Indigenous Nations HIV/AIDS Conference, "Sharing the Vision II," will take place near Minneapolis at the Mystic Lake Hotel and Casino, Prior Lake, Minnesota, September 27- 30. Regular conference registration is $169 -- a reduced fee of $79 is available to elders, youth, college students, and persons living with HIV.

There are four conference tracks--self-care, youth, prevention, and care and treatment. In addition to indigenous and traditional healing modalities other topics are: Native American views on sexuality; cultural competency; community mobilization; rural, urban, and traditional holistic case management; information management and confidentiality; empowerment of aboriginal women; working with incarcerated Native Americans; reservation-based outreach to men who have sex with men; substance use and harm reduction; clinical trials for AIDS drugs; adherence to treatment regimens; and emotional and spiritual aspects of healing.

For registration information contact Leanne Guy, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., 602-248-0071, fax 602-248-0080, 4205 North 7th Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85013.

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