{"id":2132,"date":"2013-06-20T15:54:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T19:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aidslaw.ca\/newsite\/?page_id=2132"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:25:47","slug":"indigenous-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/our-work\/indigenous-communities\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pageFooter key-resources\" style=\"background-color: #f7a700; margin-bpottom: 0;\">\n<div style=\"margin: -15px -15px -15px -15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23365 size-full\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; margin-bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JPIP-website-banner.png\" alt=\"Circular images representing contributing artists for the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act\" width=\"1140\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JPIP-website-banner.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JPIP-website-banner-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/JPIP-website-banner-1024x180.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fdc300; color: #000; padding: 25px 15px;\">\n<p>Imprisonment. Lack of culturally appropriate access to health services and resulting poor health. Poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these factors increases a person\u2019s risk of contracting HIV \u2014 and in Canada, Indigenous people suffer disproportionately from all of them.<\/p>\n<p><b>We\u2019ve collaborated<\/b>\u00a0with Indigenous\u00a0organizations across the country since 2001 to respond to HIV on two fronts:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">\n<li>in marginalized populations in which Indigenous\u00a0people are overrepresented, such as prisoners and drug users, and<\/li>\n<li>in Indigenous\u00a0communities, where discrimination, inadequate funding and inconsistent quality of HIV programs and services all remain problematic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/our-work\/indigenous-communities\/legal-contact-information-for-indigenous-communities\/?lang=en\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default su-button-wide\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#aac737;border-color:#88a02c;border-radius:10px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#000000;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#c4d873;border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none\"> Legal Contact Information for Indigenous Communities<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"repeater-grid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Know-Your-Rights-IPV.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__body\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"repeater-card__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnow Your Rights \u2013 A Guide for Indigenous Women Living with HIV and Affected by Intimate Partner Violence\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"repeater-card__link\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-a-guide-for-indigenous-women-living-with-hiv-and-affected-by-intimate-partner-violence\/?lang=en\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card__body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Know-Your-Rights-people-who-use-drugs-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__body\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"repeater-card__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnow Your Rights: on drug laws for Indigenous people who use drugs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"repeater-card__link\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-on-drug-laws-for-indigenous-people-who-use-drugs-2\/?lang=en\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card__body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-HIV-and-Crim-law.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__body\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"repeater-card__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHIV Criminalization \u2013 Information for Indigenous Communities\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"repeater-card__link\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/our-work\/indigenous-communities\/hiv-criminalization-information-for-indigenous-communities\/?lang=en\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card__body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Good-Samaritan-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__body\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"repeater-card__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood Samaritan Drug Overdose Act \u2013 Information for Indigenous Communities\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"repeater-card__link\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/our-work\/indigenous-communities\/good-samaritan-drug-overdose-act-information-for-indigenous-communities\/?lang=en\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card__body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Health-and-HR-Prison-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__body\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"repeater-card__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHard Time Persists: Healthcare and Harm Reduction for Indigenous People in Prison\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"repeater-card__link\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hard-time-persists-healthcare-and-harm-reduction-for-indigenous-people-in-prison\/?lang=en\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card__body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Know-Your-Rights-HIV-Privacy-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__body\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"repeater-card__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnow Your Rights \u2013 Indigenous communities: HIV, privacy, and confidentiality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"repeater-card__link\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-indigenous-communities-hiv-privacy-and-confidentiality\/?lang=en\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card__body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-Know-Your-Rights-HIV-HCV-Prison-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 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src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-HEP-C-POLICY-BRIEF-1.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__body\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"repeater-card__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolicy Brief on HIV, Hepatitis C, And Stbbis Among Indigenous People\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"repeater-card__link\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/policy-brief-on-hiv-hepatitis-c-and-stbbis-among-indigenous-people\/?lang=en\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card__body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.acf-repeater-card -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"repeater-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"our-work learn-more\">\n<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Publications<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">News<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Publications\">\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#ccc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop \">\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-25923\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/not-a-crime-indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-margaret-kisikaw-piyesis\/?lang=en\">Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 21, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing conversations we have had in recent months with people from Indigenous communities about the impact of HIV criminalization. In Canada, Indigenous people, especially women and youth, are disproportionately affected by HIV. Even though Indigenous people are only 5% of the total population, studies from 2020 that &#8230; <a title=\"Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/not-a-crime-indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-margaret-kisikaw-piyesis\/\" aria-label=\"More on Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-25861\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-community-dialogues-summary-report-other-major-findings\/?lang=en\">INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; OTHER MAJOR FINDINGS<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This summary report presents important findings from six Indigenous community dialogues conducted across Canada from 2023-2025. The dialogues were organized by the HIV Legal Network and CAAN Communities, Alliances &amp; Networks as part of a broader project examining Indigenous Peoples\u2019 lived experiences with HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-25853\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-community-dialogues-summary-report-sex-work\/?lang=en\">INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; SEX WORK<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This summary report presents findings related to sex work from six Indigenous community dialogues conducted across Canada from 2023-2025. The dialogues were organized by the HIV Legal Network and CAAN Communities, Alliances &amp; Networks as part of a broader project examining Indigenous Peoples\u2019 lived experiences with HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other sexually transmitted and &#8230; <a title=\"INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; SEX WORK\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-community-dialogues-summary-report-sex-work\/\" aria-label=\"More on INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; SEX WORK\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-25845\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-community-dialogues-summary-report-prisons\/?lang=en\">INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; PRISONS<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This summary report presents findings related to prisons from six Indigenous community dialogues conducted across Canada from 2023-2025. The dialogues were organized by the HIV Legal Network and CAAN Communities, Alliances &amp; Networks as part of a broader project examining Indigenous Peoples\u2019 lived experiences with HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne &#8230; <a title=\"INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; PRISONS\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-community-dialogues-summary-report-prisons\/\" aria-label=\"More on INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; PRISONS\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-25837\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-community-dialogues-summary-report-drug-policy\/?lang=en\">INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; DRUG POLICY<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 17, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This summary report presents findings related to drug policy from six Indigenous community dialogues conducted across Canada from 2023-2025. The dialogues were organized by the HIV Legal Network and CAAN Communities, Alliances &amp; Networks as part of a broader project examining Indigenous Peoples\u2019 lived experiences with HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other sexually transmitted and &#8230; <a title=\"INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; DRUG POLICY\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-community-dialogues-summary-report-drug-policy\/\" aria-label=\"More on INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT &#8211; DRUG POLICY\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"search-all\" href=\"..\/publications\/?lang=en&amp;_sft_publication_topics=indigenous-communities\">Search all publications<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"News\">\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#ccc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop \">\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-19841\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-hepatitis-c-and-sexually-transmitted-and-blood-borne-infections-in-canada-top-election-2021-issues\/?lang=en\">HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in Canada: Top Election 2021 Issues<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: September 14, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joint press release: HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in Canada: Top Election 2021 Issues Health and human rights groups identify priorities for federal policymakers as people in Canada head to the polls Tuesday, September 14, 2021 \u2013 More than 60,000 people are currently living with HIV in Canada, approximately 13% of &#8230; <a title=\"HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in Canada: Top Election 2021 Issues\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-hepatitis-c-and-sexually-transmitted-and-blood-borne-infections-in-canada-top-election-2021-issues\/\" aria-label=\"More on HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in Canada: Top Election 2021 Issues\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-7837\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/world-aids-day-2014\/?lang=en\">No \u201cEnd to AIDS\u201d Without Human Rights: Canada\u2019s Top 5 Issues for World Aids Day 2014<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: December 1, 2014\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-1046\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/lawsuit-filed-against-government-of-canada-for-failing-to-protect-the-health-of-federal-prisoners\/?lang=en\">Lawsuit Filed Against Government of Canada for Failing to Protect the Health of Federal Prisoners<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: September 25, 2012\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-1011\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-and-human-rights-in-canada-top-5-key-issues-for-world-aids-day-2011\/?lang=en\">HIV and Human Rights in Canada: Top 5 Key Issues for World AIDS Day 2011<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: December 1, 2011\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-909\" class=\"su-post \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/developing-world-conditions-in-canada-impede-access-to-hivaids-care-treatment-and-support\/?lang=en\">Developing World Conditions in Canada Impede Access to HIV\/AIDS Care, Treatment and Support<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: July 21, 2010\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"search-all\" href=\"..\/newsroom\/?lang=en&amp;_sft_publication_topics=indigenous-communities\">Search all news articles<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imprisonment. 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