Nurses Learning Our Way, From the Land, With the People: A Collaborative Experience

The story of land-based immersion learning for nursing students in remote First Nations communities is told through the stories of ten authors. We represent a collaboration between First Nations Knowledge Keepers, nursing students, and nursing faculty.Our inquiry draws on Indigenous knowledge paradi...

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Published in:Witness: The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse
Main Authors: Fraser, Joanna, Voyageur, Evelyn, Willie, Paul, Woods, Patricia R., Dick, Victoria, Moynihan, Kate, Spurr, Jennifer, McAnsh, Heather, Tilston, Cara, Deagle, Heidi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries/York University School of Nursing 2020
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Online Access:https://witness.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/view/54
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Summary:The story of land-based immersion learning for nursing students in remote First Nations communities is told through the stories of ten authors. We represent a collaboration between First Nations Knowledge Keepers, nursing students, and nursing faculty.Our inquiry draws on Indigenous knowledge paradigms and research methodologies. Currently in the preliminary stages of gathering our findings, we are learning how transformation happens through culturally safe relationships and ethical learning spaces. We are learning that inquiry requires commitment, authenticity, and a respect for differences. Most importantly, we are learning that nurses need to uncover ingrained and colonized assumptions in order to imagine new possibilities for learning and inquiring with Indigenous people and communities.