Students from Ontario Tech University, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Trent University, and the University of Québec at Rimouski have recently collaborated on a project to decolonize nursing education. Through this project, students are calling on nursing schools to embed Indigenous health throughout the curriculum, create culturally safe learning environments, and support Indigenous student recruitment, among other calls. “I realized that many nursing students across Canada don’t have access to the same Indigenous supports and learning opportunities that we have at Sask Polytech and the University of Regina,” explained Sask Polytech student Abbie Shynkaruk.
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