Keeping the Circle Strong:
Celebrating Native Women's
Health and Well-being


June 9-11, 2008
Albuquerque, New Mexico

A Nation is not conquered until the hearts of the women are on the ground. Then it is finished, no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons.

- Proverb of the Cheyenne

 

Keeping the Circle Strong Participant List


Keeping the Circle Strong PowerPoint Presentations:

Breakout Session 1: Monday, June 9, 2008
Topic: From Code Red to Pink
Speaker: Dr. Dee Ann
DeRoin

Breakout Session 1: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Topic: Indian Women in Action: A Grass Roots Mobilization Training
Speaker:  Louise Kiger (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Carolyn Lofgren (Osage/Cherokee)

Breakout Session 2: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Topic:  Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/AIDS and Testing
Speaker: Janie Dibble (Cherokee) and Lisa Cohen & Kate Scheier, National HIV Testing Mobilization Campaign

Breakout Session 2: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Topic: Methamphetamine Abuse Among American Indian Population
Speaker: Estelle Bowman (Navajo)

Breakout Session 3: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Topic: Sharing the New Mexico Indian Senior Olympics Experience
Speaker: Linda Morales (Laguna Pueblo), Emily DeCory, Idella Toya, and Connie Smith

Breakout Session 3: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Topic: Health Literacy: Patient Choice in Health Education
Speaker: Mary Wachacha (Eastern Band Cherokee)

Breakout Session 4: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Topic: Caring for Our Elderly: A Family Story
Speaker: Kathleen Marquart (Tlingit/Haida)

 

 

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