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The nursing profession currently exists in the untenable position of holding social justice as a core value of the profession but operating within dominant oppressive systems of colonialism and racism. Decolonizing and Indigenizing nursing are proposed as strategies toward reconciliation; however, little is known regarding specific nursing actions toward decolonizing and Indigenizing the profession. This scoping review highlights approaches, barriers, goals, and the utility of decolonizing and Indigenizing nursing knowledge, education, research, and practice. Synthesizing these will provide ideas and inspiration leading to praxis while also highlighting the reality of the challenges of this work.
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ANS Adv Nurs Sci
September 2025
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dr Graefe, Ms Davis, Dr Martin Rennicke, and Dr Mkandawire-Valhmu); and.
The nursing profession currently exists in the untenable position of holding social justice as a core value of the profession but operating within dominant oppressive systems of colonialism and racism. Decolonizing and Indigenizing nursing are proposed as strategies toward reconciliation; however, little is known regarding specific nursing actions toward decolonizing and Indigenizing the profession. This scoping review highlights approaches, barriers, goals, and the utility of decolonizing and Indigenizing nursing knowledge, education, research, and practice.
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June 2024
Community Programs and Engagement, Chigamik Community Health Centre, Midland, Ontario, Canada.
This commentary highlights the importance of social and nature prescribing programs reflecting culturally diverse perspectives and practices. Creating and holding space for Indigenous and other worldviews should be a key priority of nature prescribing, a relatively recent practice in Canada that recognizes and promotes health benefits associated with engaging in a variety of activities in natural settings. Central to designing and delivering nature prescribing that is culturally inclusive and grounded in fulfilling obligations of reconciliation is recognizing the ongoing dominance of Western worldviews and their associated implications for decolonizing and Indigenizing nature-based programming.
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November 2023
Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, USA.
The transmission of generational knowledge in Alaska Native communities has been disrupted by colonization and led to declining health among Alaska Natives, as evidenced by the loss of knowledge regarding traditional foods and foodways and increasing rates of cardiometabolic disorders impacting Alaska Natives. Elders play a central role in passing down this generational knowledge, but emerging Elders may have difficulty in stepping into their roles as Elders due to the rapid social and cultural changes impacting their communities. The Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) and the Denakkanaaga Elders Program are partnering with the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity to uplift and support traditional food knowledge and practices to promote health in Alaska Native communities.
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April 2023
Medical School, General Practice Clinical Unit, Level 8 Health Sciences Building, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
In Australia, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a largely hidden disability that is currently under-recognized, under-resourced, and under- or misdiagnosed. Unsurprisingly, efforts to prevent FASD in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are lacking. Further, mainstream approaches are not compatible with diverse and distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of approaching family, pregnancy, and parenting life.
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May 2024
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
At Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa (Massey University), Aotearoa New Zealand, we have declared our stance as a Te Tiriti o Waitangi-led institution. This necessitates the embodiment and enactment of the principles and provisions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the embedding of Indigenous Māori knowledge, values and belief systems in curriculum design and implementation. This article outlines the beginning of our journey toward indigenizing our postgraduate public health curriculum at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa.
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