Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
July 25, 2008
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend 2008
National Aboriginal Women�s Summit
The Honourable Patty Pottle, Minister of Aboriginal
Affairs, will be in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, July 29-31, to
attend the second annual National Aboriginal Women�s Summit (NAWS II).
The summit will provide an opportunity for Aboriginal
women from across Canada to build upon the recommendations coming out of
the first National Aboriginal Women�s Summit that took place in Corner
Brook in June 2007. The NAWS II agenda will include the following
themes: Health, Safety and Wellness; Equality and Empowerment; and,
Strength, Balance and Honour.
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Media contact:
John Tompkins
Director of Communications
Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
709-729-1674, 728-7762
jtompkins@gov.nl.ca
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