Indigenous youth reject the idea that they are inherently “at risk” because they are indigenous.

Participants in a 2015 workshop defined colonialism, and vulnerabilities associated with the social determinants of health as the source of their risk for exposure to HIV/AIDS. Preferring a strengths-based approach to HIV/AIDS prevention, participating youth invite adults to contemplate the following truths:

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