Michelle Scott, a Mi'maw scholar, and Heather Bensler, who teaches nursing, co-created the course along with an Elder.
From left: Michelle Scott, a Mi'kmaw scholar, and Heather Bensler, who teaches nursing, co-created the University of Calgary first-year course along with an Indigenous elder. A new course offered to nursing students at the University of Calgary is shining a light on the impacts of colonization on the health experiences of Indigenous Peoples.
During the first eight weeks, students learn key historical context starting with Indigenous ways prior to colonization. The new course comes at a time when there are growing calls for steps to address systemic racism and inequities in health care. "She says something and you could hear a pin drop," said Scott, who sees how Good Striker's stories enrich the students' understanding.
"And it's an ethical responsibility to be able to provide culturally safe care … to both support health practices and to recognize and disrupt anti-Indigenous racism — and racism in general — that occurs in health care."
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