Strategies for Culturally Safe Care Practices with Mi'kmaw Clients and Communities
Saturday, June 7
Presenters Dr. Margot Latimer and Ms. Julie Francis will provide a brief overview of the history and geography of the Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia and Indigenous people in Canada, as well as content related to health, healing and care strategies. They will also discuss related calls-to-action and articles associated with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report; Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Peoples; the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the National Pain Task Force report. Community-identified and evidence-based considerations for culturally safe care for Mi'kmaw and Indigenous peoples will be shared. The audience will be encouraged to ask questions and discuss.
About the presenters