Story Summaries...
- Stepping stones to diabetes awareness
By Laura Enriquez
Losing a limb is a fear that people with diabetes live with on a daily basis.
Taking responsibility and accepting diabetes was the overall theme of the Stepping Stones to Diabetes Awareness conference held in Tyendinaga
Mohawk Territory located near Belleville on September 28 & 29, 1998.
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- Tyendinaga woman shares herbal knowledge
By Emerson Benson
A two-day diabetes conference was held at the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Community Hall on September 28 & 29, 1998.
Suzanne Brant spoke on the aspects of natural medicine as opposed to the western concept of healing.
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- FNTI to host Youth Services Program
The Aboriginal Media program is proud to announce that funding for the
Youth Services Canada Initiative has been approved by Human Resources
Development Canada in the amount of $117,000.00. "This project will help
bring our youth back to their heritage and develop their life skills in
a manner consistent with our Aboriginal culture," says Monique Manatch,
Program Developer of the Aboriginal Media Program... |full story|
- Award winning film maker to train youth in Tyendinaga
by Monique Manatch
Award winning film maker Alanis Obomsawin will be spending
some time in Tyendinaga. This noted producer, director, singer, and activist will be facilitating
video training during the Aboriginal Media Program Youth Services project during the spring of 1999.
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- Update: Economic development think tank partnership
By Laura Enriquez
In our last edition the Aboriginal Media Program participants covered Think Tank
Discussions held in Ohsweken, Six Nations...In this edition Laura Enriquez reports on the preliminary policy paper
from the Think Tank.
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- Labeling children with ADHD
By Joyce Atcheson
Dr. Rose Szerze, an Alberta Pediatrician, says about five percent of all school age children
have ADHD. Her concern is to be careful in diagnosing and thus labeling a child as having ADHD. |full story|
- Floods cause damage at Black River Park
By Emerson Benson
Mnjikaning First Nation’s Black River Park suffered severe trailer damage in the wake of a flood which happened April 10,
causing extensive damage to the trailer park. |full story|
- Honouring the memory of Elsie Knott
By Linda Post
The Anishinabek Nation is honouring the memory
of Elsie Knott as part of its “Celebration of Women” Conference - Mnaa-gegaazwat Kweok - to be convened
in Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 27-29. |full story|
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