As another year draws to a close, I’d like to publicly thank the clients and partners I’ve had a chance to work with this year.
- Prince George Urban Aboriginal Strategy
- Aboriginal Business Development Centre, Prince George
- Building Our Legacy Together, Aboriginal Youth Council
- Vancouver Island Aboriginal Transition Team
- Windsor House School
- National Aboriginal Forestry Association
- Karyo Communications
- City of Vancouver, OneDay campaign
- Chief Dan George Centre at Simon Fraser University
- Centre for Native Policy and Research
- Department of Indian Affairs and Norther Development, BC Economic Development Directorate
- Committee Against the Sexual Exploitation of Youth
- The Justice Institute of BC
- First Nations Chiefs Health Committee
- British Columbia Child and Youth Officer
- Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
- McCreary Youth Foundation
- MBA Program, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
- ImagineCalgary
- Island ROOTS
- Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
- Victoria Urban Development Agreement
- Society for Children and Youth, Child & Youth Rights-based Monitoring Initiative
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Region Wild Salmon Policy
- Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC
- The Project for New Philanthropy Studies at Donors Trust
- BC Native Economic Development Advisory Board
- Soowahlie First Nation
And partners:
- Chris Robertson
- Kathryn Thompson
- Myriam LaBerge
- Lyla Brown
- Susan Neden
- Curtis Clear Sky
- Kris Archie
- Wendy Farmer-O’Neil
- Beverley Neff
- Nancy McPhee
- Val Embree
- Caitlin Frost
- Pawatskwachilth Haiyupis
Thanks again for a great year!
I’m anticipating some lighter blogging ahead, as I will be offline for a couple of weeks after Christmas. So let me take this opportunity now to wish everyone who celebrates it, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to all. Thanks for another year of reading, writing, linking, and learning.
In memoriam
Genevi�ve Bergeron – H�l�ne Colgan – Nathalie Croteau – Barbara Daigneault –
Anne-Marie Edward – Maud Haviernick – Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz – Maryse Lagani�re – Maryse Leclair – Anne-Marie Lemay – Sonia Pelletier – Mich�le Richard – Annie St-Arneault – Annie Turcotte
It’s World AIDS Day, and every year, I link to an Aboriginal HIV/AIDS project. This year it’s Chee Mamuk, the Aboriginal AIDS and STD awareness program at the BC Centre for Disease Control.
In memoriam, to all the Aboriginal brothers and sisters who have succumbed to this disease, and a strong shout out to all who are living with it.
Vine Deloria, Jr. 26 March 1933 – 13 November 2005
�Instead of fighting over the idea of beginnings, the focus should be a better understanding of earth history. Then we can talk about how we think things originated.�
On November 13, Vine Deloria Jr. passed away. Joy Harjo has a nice remembrance in Indian Country.