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World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference

Rotorua, Aotearoa – New Zealand 2016
The first WISPC was hosted by the Māori people of Aotearoa.

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Handover to Australia

Conference Dinner and Handover to Australia

At the conclusion of the WISPC 2016, a ceremony was held to handover to the First Nations of Australia the conveners of the WISPC 2018.

Professor Tom Calma represented the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collective and accepted the stone carved by Maori elder and carver Peter Akurangi.
This stone is significant as it holds the life essence of the gathering and was blessed to keep us all safe no matter where we are in the world.

The Maori delegation attended WISPC 2018 at Boorloo, Western Australia where they presented the carved stone that took pride of place at the conference.
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Report

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...I found it profound just how spiritually connected our first peoples from around the world are. Having met some of the people for the first time, after a short conversation, you could feel how close, emotionally & spiritually connected we are. Many connections, from our rituals & smoking ceremonies, our belief systems, song & dance ceremonies & connection to the land, our Mother Earth...

Joe Williams – First Nation, Australia

Pāua Shell image Flikr user Br3nda CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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