Understanding Race and Racism in Nursing: Insights from Aboriginal Nurses

Vukic, Adele; Jesty, Charlotte; Mathews, Sr. Veronica; Etowa, Josephine

doi:10.5402/2012/196437

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“…In recognizing the attributes and efficiency of "old" knowledge, the Indigenous nurse scholars support the creation of "new" knowledge as a means of improving the understanding of nursing services in Indigenous communities in the face of ever-growing health disparities (Fridkin, 2012). The concept of Indigenous wellness is integral to the delivery of health services, as it can offer concrete approaches and benefits that far outweigh the lack of culturally responsive nursing practice that underscores racism in nursing (McGibbon, & Etowa, 2009;Vukic, Jesty, Mathews, & Etowa, 2012). The Indigenous nurse scholars support the idea of "working together" in ways that address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's (2015) 94 Calls to Action.…”

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Mâmawoh Kamâtowin, "Coming together to help each other in wellness": Honouring Indigenous Nursing Knowledge

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This paper is the result of coming to know and better understand Indigenous nursing experience in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. Using an Indigenous research approach, I (first author) drew from the collective experience of four Indigenous nurse scholars and attended to the question of how Indigenous knowledge manifests itself in the practices of Indigenous nurses and how it can better serve individuals, families, and communities. This research framework centered on Indigenous principles, processes, and practical values as expressed in Indigenous nursing practice. The results were woven from key understandings and meanings of Indigeneity as a way of being. Central to this study was that Indigenous knowledge has always been fundamental to the ways that these Indigenous nurses have undertaken nursing practice, regardless of the systemic and historical barriers they faced in providing healthcare for Indigenous people. The results of this research demonstrated how Indigenous nurses consistently drew on their inherited Indigenous knowledge to deliver nursing care to Indigenous people. Their identity as Indigenous persons was integral to their identities as Indigenous nurses. Of significance is the personal and particular description of how these Indigenous nurse scholars developed their nursing approaches in relevance to how health and healthcare delivery must be integrated into healthcare systems as a pathway to reducing health disparities. Cora Weber-Pillwax, PhD, associate professor, Education Policy Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. She is Métis from Calling Lake, AB. Cosupervisor and expert knowledge holder of Indigenous research methodologies and communitybased research; contributed to all levels of writing and editing. KeywordsMadeleine Kētēskwew Dion Stout, PhD, Kehewin First Nation, retired nurse, cosearcher, active educator, researcher, and author. Helped shape the study through her insights on Indigenous health and wellness; insistence on home-grown and complementary interventions and services; and insertion of Cree concepts to change the way this research project offers content.Evelyn Voyageur, PhD, from the Dzawada̱ ʼenux̱ w First Nation, is a retired RN and an Elder-in-residence at North Island College in Comox Valley, BC. Shared expert Indigenous nursing knowledge as a co-searcher, supported data analysis, and provided expert insight throughout the research process.Alice Reid, retired RN, NP, worked extensively in northern Alberta. She is Métis from Sandy Lake, AB. Played a key role as a co-searcher, supported data analysis, and provided guidance throughout the research process.Lea Bill, RN, BScN, from Pelican First Nation in Saskatchewan, is a project manager for Alberta First Nations Cancer Pathways project, president of Spirit Feather Consulting, and a traditional practitioner. Provided spiritual guidance in addition to her role as a co-researcher, supported data analysis, and acted as language interpreter throughout the research process.Elder R...

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“…Indigenous knowledge is knowledge that is sacred to local Aboriginal Peoples and has meaning and relevance to nurses trained and practicing in Aboriginal communities. Curriculum developers should begin with cultural safety perspectives decentering power in relational practices to shift professional focus away from learning about cultural differences and focus the lens inward [12][13][14] to understand how our assumptions, biases, situatedness and constitutedness, perspectives on health can be informed by Indigenous ways of being and knowing. When curriculum is developed through engagement, partnerships and honoring of protocols then CBL is enhanced and enacted in nursing practice rather than hastily developing curriculum in isolation from Indigenous Peoples.…”

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“…This was thought to address discrimination of Aboriginal Peoples where it actually resulted in the perception of the public of organizations hiring the "token Indian" to insure representation from Aboriginal communities. [14] Further, enacting a respectful response means the development of curriculum by academics and nursing faculty utilizing a decolonizing framework and reflexivity to engage Aboriginal communities requires time to insure that protocols are followed. Time viewed through an Indigenous Ways of knowing and being lens(es) to build partnerships, engage protocols and honoring of knowledge keepers which may not reconcile with the Western academia allotment of faculty workload credits, educational program development committees, course development deadlines inherent within most academic institutions.…”

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Shifting the academic lens: Development of an interdisciplinary Indigenous health nursing course

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2016

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In Canada, Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Calls to Action (2015) calls on nursing schools to requires in part, all students to take Aboriginal health issues inclusive of the history and legacy of residential schools, Aboriginal rights and Indigenous teachings and practices (TRC, 2015, p.3). Further, the TRC calls upon governments to increase the number of Aboriginal professionals working in the health-care field. The development of an interdisciplinary Indigenous health nursing course was timely in response to the TRC Calls to Action (2015) and an opportunity to weave interdisciplinary tenets of western nursing ontologies and epistemologies with Indigenous ways of knowing and being into a shared tapestry to insure future sustainability of health services and has secondary impacts on nursing recruitment and retention. Honoring protocols, engagement of Aboriginal Peoples through lessons learnt in northern, rural roots, partnerships and embracing a student-centered teaching pedagogy prompts a shift in the academic lens.

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“…Indigenous nurses in Atlantic Canada discussed the importance of understanding the interplay between race, racism, and the health service system. They believed that system-wide changes were needed to address the racism experienced by Indigenous nurses and patients (Vukic, Jesty, Mathews, & Etowa, 2012). They point to a lack of resources and policies to integrate cultural safety 1 into nursing training and practice, which made them afraid to speak up when they experienced or witnessed racism (Vukic et al, 2012).…”

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“…They believed that system-wide changes were needed to address the racism experienced by Indigenous nurses and patients (Vukic, Jesty, Mathews, & Etowa, 2012). They point to a lack of resources and policies to integrate cultural safety 1 into nursing training and practice, which made them afraid to speak up when they experienced or witnessed racism (Vukic et al, 2012). The deliberate and systematic erasure of Indigenous health and wellness practices and beliefs within health services has been critical in shaping racism (Denison et al, 2014;Varcoe et al, 2013;Vukic et al, 2012).…”

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Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: “We All Have That Story That Will Break Your Heart”

Benoit

Cotnam

O'Brien-Teengs

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The objective of our mixed-methods research study was to present the discourse on racism experiences of Indigenous women living in two urban Canadian cities. A failure to recognize the impacts of racism on Indigenous women in Canada has emerged from the literature. Sharing circles, interviews, and a questionnaire including validated scales were used to collect data. The findings demonstrated that urban Indigenous women experience a number of racism events that span individual, collective and institutional, and cultural racism. The diversity of racist events was better captured in the questionnaire, whereas the roots of racism were understood more clearly in the qualitative findings to be an extension of historical colonial events to current day manifestations. Keywords racism, Indigenous women, determinant of health, Two-Eyed Seeing AcknowledgmentsThe authors of this manuscript would like to thank all the study participants who shared information and told part of their stories around racism.

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Understanding Race and Racism in Nursing: Insights from Aboriginal Nurses

Cited by 35 publications

References 10 publications

Mâmawoh Kamâtowin, "Coming together to help each other in wellness": Honouring Indigenous Nursing Knowledge

Mâmawoh Kamâtowin, "Coming together to help each other in wellness": Honouring Indigenous Nursing Knowledge

Shifting the academic lens: Development of an interdisciplinary Indigenous health nursing course

Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: “We All Have That Story That Will Break Your Heart”

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