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The 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health

Building capacity for a tobacco-free world

July 12-15, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 1:30 PM
30-1

Indigenous Peoples Tobacco Use Workshop

Shane Kawenata Bradbrook, DPH, BA, DipTchg, Te Reo Marama - Maori Smokefree Coalition, 120 Featherston Street, Level 6, Wellington, New Zealand, Viki Briggs, Centre of Excellence for IndigenousTobacco Control, Level 4/207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia, Lawrence Shorty, MPH, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1700 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7426, and Lori New Breast, BA, Blackfeet Tobacco Program, Blackfeet Tribal Health Department, Blackfeet Nation, P.O. Box 866, Browning, MT 59417.

This indigenous peoples session is open to those indigenous peoples that are attending the WCTOH 2006. There will be an opportunity for sharing of information and networking amongst those attending this WCTOH.

Indigneous peoples are encouraged to bring their collective wisedom (within health promotion, research, cessation and advocacy) to the session in the usual open manner of our ancestors.

Whilst this is session for indigenous peoples non-indigenous peoples are welcome to attend.