Library Guides: Indigenous Health: Healing Perspectives

Key Resources

#Beyond94 – From Residential School to One of Manitoba's First Indigenous Nurses
Ann Callahan began residential school in the 1930s at age four. Despite facing challenges she pursued higher education, becoming one of the first Indigenous nurses in Manitoba.
Canadian Indigenous Nursing Association
The mission of the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association is to improve the health of Indigenous Peoples, by supporting Indigenous Nurses and by promoting the development and practice of Indigenous Health Nursing.

New health centre opens in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
Source: Government of Canada - April 17, 2019
Aboriginal Health Access Centres
How aboriginal communities can get primary health care, traditional healing and other services through Aboriginal Health Access Centres.

Health Care Access and Experiences Among Indigenous People, 2024
New data from the Survey Series on First Nations People, Métis and Inuit sheds light on health care access and experiences among Indigenous people aged 15 and older.
Source: Statistics Canada
First Peoples, second class treatment: The role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
This paper explores the role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It provides an overview of the historical and contemporary contexts of racism which have historically, and continue to, negatively shape the life choices and chances of Indigenous people in this country.
Moving toward holistic wellness, empowerment and self-determination for Indigenous peoples in Canada
This study aimed to understand the role that traditional Indigenous health care practices can play in increasing individual-level self-determination over health care and improving health outcomes for urban Indigenous peoples in Canada

Indigenous Health
Source: Health Canada
Canadian Nurses Association (CNO) - Indigenous Health
CNA works to advance Indigenous health and nursing through its partnership accord with the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA) and through its Canadian Network of Nursing Specialties.

Aboriginal Awareness Series Video 3: History and Cultural Diversity
The third video in a five-part series designed to introduce healthcare providers to information on Indigenous peoples in Canada, social determinants of health, and strategies to help increase culturally safe healthcare.

Indigenous Health: Indigenous Peoples of Canada
This series provides information about Indigenous peoples’ history, social determinants of health, and on strategies for culturally competent care.
Aboriginal Awareness Series Video 1: Introduction to Aboriginal Awareness
The first video in a five-part series designed to introduce healthcare providers to information on Indigenous peoples in Canada, social determinants of health, and strategies to help increase culturally safe healthcare.
Aboriginal Awareness Series Video 4: Treating Everyone the Same
The fourth video in a five-part series designed to introduce healthcare providers to information on Indigenous peoples in Canada, social determinants of health, and strategies to help increase culturally safe healthcare.
Aboriginal Awareness Series Video 5: Developing Awareness and Skills in Culturally Competent Care
The fifth video in a five-part series designed to introduce healthcare providers to information on Indigenous peoples in Canada, social determinants of health, and strategies to help increase culturally safe healthcare.
Aboriginal Awareness Series Video 2: Who Are Aboriginal People?
The second video in a five-part series designed to introduce healthcare providers to information on Indigenous peoples in Canada, social determinants of health, and strategies to help increase culturally safe healthcare.
Mi'kmaw nurse explains how Indigenous pain often misunderstood
Source: CBC News, May 10, 2019