Indigenous nurses aim to respond to TRC’s Call to Action 10 and 57

The Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association is in a unique environment because we'll be able to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action in a fashion that allows us to bring the expertise of Indigenous nurses.

Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Phillpott, pictured May 2 at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatinueau, Que. This era of reconciliation has demonstrated the pressing need for 'building authentic Indigenous partnerships' with our external stakeholders, writes Lea Bill.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LEA BILL

May 7, 2018

TREATY SIX TERRITORY—My name is Lea Bill, and I am a registered nurse from the Treaty Six Territory. I am the president of the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA), the national voice of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis nurses across the country. I am proud to say that I have served for m...

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