Opening Reception with Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq

NAHO resources and swag were flying off the table in all directions during the Opening Reception to the International Congress on Circumpolar Health in Yellowknife. Delegates from Canada, the U.S., Russia, Greenland, and other European countries showed great interest in learning about and finding out what’s new at the National Aboriginal Health Organization.

It was really interesting to meet so many new people and find out what people are working on in terms of First Nations, Inuit and Métis health.

There were some great speakers to open the start of the conference at the reception, including Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq. It was interesting to find out that Ms. Aglukkaq had actually been a student of Sir John high school, the school in which the reception was held, as was Northwest Territories Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Sandy Lee, who also spoke during the reception.