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May 2, 2025

Taking Action to Address Indigenous-Specific Racism in Nursing

Equity

Beyond Equity: Taking Action to Address Indigenous-Specific Racism in Nursing

Beyond Equity: Taking Action to Address Indigenous-Specific Racism in Nursing is an educational resource to help advance the long overdue work on truth and reconciliation within the nursing and broader health care community in Canada. This discussion paper was authored by Dr. Liquaa Wazni and Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin, with important contributions from the Indigenous Health Research Nursing Chairs.

Themes in the report include:
• Reconciling Indigenous health and transforming health care
• Confronting the colonial health legacy
• Structural and systemic health transformation efforts
• Actionable and applicable strategies

Download the full report