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International Conference about American Indian Health and Healing with President Clinton

September 25, 2009Iowa

President Clinton Opening Remarks

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This conference unveiled a 5-point plan developed by the Ho-Chunk Elders Advisory Council and Hocak Elders Council:

  1. Education: Improving academic achievement & reducing stress and violence among youth
  2. Health: Preventing and treating diabetes, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse and depression
  3. Energy: Promoting self-sufficiency through wind and solar technologies
  4. Agriculture: Creating food and economic self-sufficiency through organic farming
  5. Cultural preservation & restoration: Safeguarding the land, language and spiritual traditions of American Indians

American Indian Conference Highlights

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