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For generations, Native cultures have considered sexuality a "taboo" subject. But as the number of Natives testing positive for HIV, the precursor to AIDS, is rising at an alarming rate, it's one subject that clearly can no longer be ignored.

"These things must be discussed because the threat of HIV and AIDS is quite prevalent in Native society," said Marlene Poitras during her Woman's Sexuality in the 90s workshop at the Healing Awareness Conference.

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For generations, Native cultures have considered sexuality a "taboo" subject. But as the number of Natives testing positive for HIV, the precursor to AIDS, is rising at an alarming rate, it's one subject that clearly can no longer be ignored.

"These things must be discussed because the threat of HIV and AIDS is quite prevalent in Native society," said Marlene Poitras during her Woman's Sexuality in the 90s workshop at the Healing Awareness Conference.

Page 10

For generations, Native cultures have considered sexuality a "taboo" subject. But as the number of Natives testing positive for HIV, the precursor to AIDS, is rising at an alarming rate, it's one subject that clearly can no longer be ignored.

"These things must be discussed because the threat of HIV and AIDS is quite prevalent in Native society," said Marlene Poitras during her Woman's Sexuality in the 90s workshop at the Healing Awareness Conference.

Page 10

For generations, Native cultures have considered sexuality a "taboo" subject. But as the number of Natives testing positive for HIV, the precursor to AIDS, is rising at an alarming rate, it's one subject that clearly can no longer be ignored.

"These things must be discussed because the threat of HIV and AIDS is quite prevalent in Native society," said Marlene Poitras during her Woman's Sexuality in the 90s workshop at the Healing Awareness Conference.

Page 10

Elder Rose Auger remembers the day when she finally got through to a group of unruly substance-abuse young offenders. Early one morning, nearly a decade ago, she had a healing program for troubled Native teens.

"It was then that I discovered the only way I could reach these guys was to touch them, even if I had to hit them, she said.

Page 10

Elder Rose Auger remembers the day when she finally got through to a group of unruly substance-abuse young offenders. Early one morning, nearly a decade ago, she had a healing program for troubled Native teens.

"It was then that I discovered the only way I could reach these guys was to touch them, even if I had to hit them, she said.

Page 10

Elder Rose Auger remembers the day when she finally got through to a group of unruly substance-abuse young offenders. Early one morning, nearly a decade ago, she had a healing program for troubled Native teens.

"It was then that I discovered the only way I could reach these guys was to touch them, even if I had to hit them, she said.

Page 10

Elder Rose Auger remembers the day when she finally got through to a group of unruly substance-abuse young offenders. Early one morning, nearly a decade ago, she had a healing program for troubled Native teens.

"It was then that I discovered the only way I could reach these guys was to touch them, even if I had to hit them, she said.

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The Baffin Handbook - Travelling in Canada's Eastern Arctic

Nortext Publishing Corporation

260 pages

Suggested retail price $14.95

Iqaluit NWT

A new travel guide has opened a spectacular land of adventure right here in Canada.

Imagine a mysterious world populated by some of the most majestic animals in the world, surrounded by a sea teeming with marine life, and covered by a crystalline sky filled with thousands of migratory birds returning to their nesting grounds.

Page R8

The Baffin Handbook - Travelling in Canada's Eastern Arctic

Nortext Publishing Corporation

260 pages

Suggested retail price $14.95

Iqaluit NWT

A new travel guide has opened a spectacular land of adventure right here in Canada.

Imagine a mysterious world populated by some of the most majestic animals in the world, surrounded by a sea teeming with marine life, and covered by a crystalline sky filled with thousands of migratory birds returning to their nesting grounds.