NURS 4450

(3 Credits) 3 Lecture hours This course provides future healthcare providers a greater understanding and the ability to develop skills to navigate current health disparities and realities of healthcare in Canada. Treaty 7 Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Educators were integral in the development and facilitation of this course in order to provide wisdom and insight into the awareness of Indigenous experience, opportunities for understanding Indigenous resilience, explore potential for advocacy and to help deconstruct the systematic and personal barriers thorough social action. Classes will be offered by both Indigenous and Non Indigenous Educators, and the mode delivery will focus on oral discussions and experiential stories. At the completion of the course, future healthcare professional will have greater skill in advocating and supporting Indigenous Communities within a framework of respect, empowerment and resilience Prerequisite(s)/ Section information text: Student must register in one of NURS 4111 sections