"Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV/AIDS and Other Important Issues

Alternate Title
Discussion and Debate: "Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV / AIDS and Other Important Issues
The author was asked, by the BC Health Ministry, to write two texts to teach Aboriginal children about HIV and AIDS; but the Ministry rejected these texts as being to honest and candid. This paper looks at why the Ministry, and others, can not be upfront and honest with streetwise kids.
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 503-508
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Society » Children & Youth
Education » Teaching
Health & Well-Being » Infectious Diseases » HIV & AIDS
Government » Provincial & Territorial
Education » K-12 » Resources
Location
Canada » British Columbia
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
English
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