Indigenous Ways of Knowing

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Students will examine Indigenous health and wellbeing through the lenses of health equity, Indigenous social determinants of health, and Indigenous perspectives on health and wellness. The implications of major historical and current events and Indigenous self-determination will be explored. Approaches to culturally safe nursing practice and understanding the person’s story will be addressed through engagement in learning about colonialism, racism, Truth and Reconciliation, trauma informed care, strength-based approaches to healing and nursing responsibilities related to healthy public policy.

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