Knowledge, Resources and Learning Opportunities
Registered nursing professional practice is grounded in lifelong learning. This page is a collection of resources related to Indigenous experience, well-being and healthcare. It is not an exhaustive list, but instead is a launching point intended to meet all registered nurses where they are on their learning journeys.
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Provincial Resources:
- Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
- Metis Nation Saskatchewan
- Office of the Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan – Resources
National/International Resources:
- Assembly of First Nations
- Congress of Aboriginal Peoples/Congrès des peuples autochtone
- Indigenous Services Canada (Health)
- Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health
- Métis Nation Home | Métis National Council
- Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) - Final Report
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: Education Resources
- National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care (2020)
Nursing Resources:
- Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association
- Canadian Nurses Association - Promoting Cultural Competence in Nursing: Position Statement, 2018
- Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Canadian Nursing Students Association & Canadian Nurse Practitioner Association - Nursing Declaration Against Anti-Indigenous Racism in Nursing and Health Care, 2021
- Canadian Nurses Association & Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association: Aboriginal Health Nursing and Aboriginal Health: Charting policy direction for nursing in Canada
- College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (formerly SRNA)
- International Council of Nurses - Cultural and Linguistic Competence: Position Statement, 2013
- Registered Nurses Association of Ontario - Embracing Cultural Diversity in Health Care: Developing Cultural Competence, 2007
Learning Opportunities:
Online Learning
- 21 Things: Self-Guided Training
- Indigenous Relations Academy: Self-Guided Training
- Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc: Canadian Indigenous Culture Training – Truth and Reconciliation Edition
- San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
- University of Alberta: Indigenous Canada
Reading and Education Resources
- Aboriginal Healing Foundation - Research Series
- Canadian Geographic – Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
- Indian Residential Schools in Saskatchewan
- Regina Public Library Indigenous Learning Reconciliation Reading List
- Saskatoon Public Library – Read for Reconciliation Recommended List
- Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care (2017) by Gary Geddes
- Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s – 1980s (2016) by Maureen K. Lux
