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HealthWellnessSexualHealth9TuesdayFebruary122013Mayyousoarhighinournorthernskies.Mayyousoarhighinournorthernskies.AURORACollegeWeekWewouldliketocongratulatethestaffandstudentsduringAURORACollegeWeekVisitourwebsitewww.nwal.caTel867872-2216Fax867872-2214ForCharterReservationsCalltoll-free1-877-872-2216emailchartersnwal.caNWTgirlsgetFOXYatempowermentcampsInnovativesex-edworkshopssweepingacrossterritoryByRENEFRANCOEURWhatdoesthenewwaveofsexualeducationlooklikeintheNWTItwearspinkfeatheredboasandglitteringsil-verwigs.Itsartsyandfunfulloflaughterandempowerment.Thisiswhatthework-shopprogramFOXYalsoknownasFosteringOpeneXpressionamongYouthisallaboutandspeakstowhattodaysyoungwomenarelookingforwhenitcomestosexualhealthdiscussions.FOXYusesstorytellingdramaandartasvenuestoengagegirlsinconversa-tionsaboutsexualhealthandbuildingempowereddecision-makingskills.Thefull-dayworkshopallowsgirlstotakepartinactingoutreal-worldscenariossuchasbeingapproachedbyoldermenonFacebookandpositivebodyimageac-tivitiesinasafenon-judge-mentalenvironment.CandiceLysoriginallyofFortSmithisaresearcherwiththeInstituteforCir-cumpolarHealthResearchICHRinYellowknifeandFOXYsprojectlead.TheideaforFOXYwassparkedbyLysmastersde-greeresearchonyoungNWTwomenandsexualhealth.Oneofthethingsthatkeptcomingupwassuretherearelotsofcurrentpro-gramsandresourcefulweb-sitesbutgirlswerelookingforanewandinnovativewaytotalkaboutsexualhealthsexualrelationshipssexu-alityingeneralLystoldTheJournal.FOXYwhichranapilotworkshopinHayRiverlastMarchseekstofullthatdemand.OverthepastyeartheFOXYcrewhastraveledtoalmostadozenNWTcom-munitiesincludingAklavikColvilleLakeFortGoodHopeandTulitathankstoapartnershipwithCanadianNorthairlines.FOXYsevolvedsinceitstarted...Itskindofaphe-nomenonnowanditjustkeepsgrowingLyssaidaddingtheprogramisalsointhethickofdevelopingitsownmanual.GirlsloveFOXY.Itsreallyengagingandhands-onadifferentwayofinter-nalizingthematerialLyssaid.Therstthingwedowhenwegetthereispushallthedesksasideandmakeabigopenspace.Theyreontheirfeetalldaylong.Wedobodymappingtheatreicebreakingactivities...Imalwaysamazedthateventheshyestgirlsthrowonahatandjumprightintothedramaaspect.Lysiscurrentlywork-ingonherPhDinPublicHealthSciencethroughtheUniversityofToronto.HerthesiswillbetiedtodatacollectedthroughFOXYspecicallytheprogramsupcomingphasetwo.FOXYssecondphasebe-ginswithgirlsfromacrossNWTgatheringatBlachfordLakeLodgeinYellowknifeforaweek-longpeerleader-shipconferencesometimethissummer.Theconferencewillhostaseriesofexpandedwork-shopsandincludemoreartisticmediasuchasdigitalstorytelling.Lyssaidshesalsotryingtosetupadrum-mingsessionfortheconfer-encewithVeronicaJohnnyoftheFortSmith-spawnedrockbandTheJohnnys.Lyssaidthewholeideaoftheconferenceistoinspiregirlstoundertakeprojectsoftheirownwhentheygobacktotheircommunities.Whatthoseprojectsarewilldependonwhatthegirlswanttodo.Weanticipatealotofthemwillhavetodowithsocialmedia.EitherwayFOXYwillbeavail-abletohelpsupportthem.UltimatelytheFOXYgoalisempoweringyoungwomenLyssaid.Justhavingdifferentout-letstolearnaboutsexualhealthandsexualityisreallyimportanttoyoungwomen.Ifyougivegirlsareallysolidfoundationtomakegoodde-cisionsforthemselvesandopenupadialogueabouthealthysexualityIthinkitcanreallygoalongwayinpersonaldevelopment.FOXYisrunthroughICHRreceivesfundingfromthePublicHealthAgencyofCanadaandhasfosterednumerouspartnershipswithschoolsyouthcentresandcommunityagenciesinclud-ingtheNorthernVNetworkanon-protghtingtoendgenderbasedviolence.FOXYhassecuredfund-inguntilMarch2014.InuvikandTuktoyak-tukarestopsontheFOXYtrailthisweekfollowedbyWhati.LysFOXYprojectcoor-dinatorNancyMacNeilandtheirteamofpeerleadersplantomakeanappear-anceinFortSmithtowardstheendofthemonthalongwithreturntripstoFortResolutionandHayRiver.AsforwhatsnextforFOXYafterphasetwoLyssaidtheskysthelimit.Worlddominationmaybeshejoked.Formoreinformationvisitarcticfoxy.com.PhotosCandiceLysFOXYladiesatSirJohnFranklinHighSchoolinYellowknifeposewithFOXYpeerleaderMakenzieZouboulesfrontcentre.FortGoodHopegirlstrytheirhandatsomeFOXYtheatre.BodymappingisoneofmanyartisticactivitiesgirlstakepartinduringaFOXYworkshop.