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Miigwech to our Elders

Thanks to Elders of Turtle Island: Shirley Horton-Kampa and Agnes Grover, of the Rainy River First Nations. Photo: Robert Animikii Horton

This is a sincere and humble message of appreciation and acknowledgement to the Elders who have made a difference in my life as teachers, counsellors, and mentors. Each from Minnesota where I was raised, from International Falls where I will always call my hometown, and from Manitou Rapids and the entire Treaty Three region who made "coming home" a welcoming and unforgettable experience for me.

To all those who have brought their strong and resilient voices forward in the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

And, respectfully, this piece is dedicated to ALL our Elders across Turtle Island.

This is for all the Elders who we told how much they were appreciated; and all the Elders who we didn't remind, or who we didn't remind enough.

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Elders Financial Abuse Awareness Dialogue Projects

Mar 22 2011 - 1:00pm
Mar 22 2011 - 3:00pm

Location

Heritage Hall
3102 Main Street
Vancouver
Canada
49° 15' 26.1504" N, 123° 6' 3.6468" W
See map: Google Maps

Multicultural seniors groups participating in the Elders Financial Abuse Awareness Dialogue Project will present their completed projects. The Dialogue Project began in February 2010 with the
goal of increasing awareness and knowledge of ethnocultural seniors on how
to prevent financial abuse, and network with resources such as the
Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC (ANHBC) and immigrant service
providers.

The event will give the Afghan, South Asian, Punjabi, Iranian, and other
multicultural seniors groups a chance to present their projects, which
include the North Shore's Victims to Champions Seniors Speaker Bureau, a

Contact name: 
Louise Mason
Contact email: 
findinghomevancouver@gmail.com
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Baby boomers' next battle

The Making of an Elder Culture: Reflections on the Future of America's Most Audacious Generation

by Theodore Roszak
(New Society Publishers,
2009;
$18.95)

In 1989, Theodore Roszak published The Making of the Counter Culture, a book which introduced to the world the Woodstock generation, the summer of love and the summer of political protest. In his latest book The Making of an Elder Culture: Reflections on the Future of America's Most Audacious Generation. Roszak revisits the generation he defined 40 years ago. This is definitely not a whimsical look at the mad-cap excesses of the hippie generation or a nostalgic visit to the first heady days of sex drugs and rock and roll. The author focuses on the formidable strengths of the baby boomer generation, reminds us of the significant accomplishments of our youth and challenges us to again take up the good fight.

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Seniors Canada: Part of the Solution or Source of Problems?

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