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Alaskan Women Network - "to further the empowerment of Alaska
women through sharing of information, education and support and through encouraging the
development of skills which will enable women to assume leadership roles in building a better
world. The AWN, working with women from all communities throughout Alaska, shall encourage
participation from urban and rural women and from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds"
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Femina Borealis - Women and development in the North
- "This network is an action, education and research project that involves activists
from five countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia and the Sami
Region. The objective is to provide a forum and to bring women together
in discussions aiming at a more 'woman-friendly' regional policy within
the North Calotte and the Barents Sea region; to develop various study
programmes and courses; and to support research efforts"
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Circumpolar Women's Conference - Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada), 18-20
November 1999 - this site also offers the Northern Women WebCenter
which provides access to excellent resources on women in the circumpolar
region
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Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
- the objectives of IAAW are:
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"to change the negative attitudes that pervade the Canadian society regarding Aboriginal Women
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to promote Aboriginal Women and their particular field of expertise and ability
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to address issues of concern at the provincial, federal and international levels and as they impact women in communities
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advocate for the participation of Indigenous peoples and the inclusion of women in any forums dealing with Indigenous Human Rights
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to work in cooperation with other supportive organizations to achieve our objectives
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to be actively involved in the areas of human rights and dignity of individual Aboriginal women and Aboriginal Women as people"
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Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association - "the national non-profit association representing all Inuit women in Canada. Its mandate is to foster a greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women, and to encourage their participation in community, regional and national concerns in relation to social, cultural and economic development"
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