NAN Decade for Youth Council hosting Suicide Prevention workshop
NAN press release at www.nan.on.ca
NAN HOSTS YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCE
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Decade for Youth and Development program and Decade for Youth Council will host a sacred fire lighting ceremony during the opening ceremony of the second annual Sacred Teachings Youth Suicide Awareness Conference next week in Thunder Bay.
DATE: Monday February 5-9, 2007
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Best Western NorWester Resort Hotel, 2080 Hwy 61, Thunder Bay, ON
Some of the other highlights of the five day conference include a gala dinner with a special performance by Cree band CerAmony Tuesday February 6 at 7 p.m., an open youth forum for all youth delegates on February 8, and a Powwow on February 8 at 7 p.m.
Over 200 delegates will participate in the conference, including youth aged 15-30 from 29 NAN communities as well as 8 other First Nation communities across Ontario and territory and front-line workers from all parts of Ontario.
There were 25 youth suicides in NAN territory in 2006 which is almost double the national average.
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For more information please contact:
Kristy Hankila
Communications Assistant
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
(807) 625 4902
(807) 472 9604 (mobile)