Discovering my way forward as a nurse and Indigenous leader – Fraser Health
April 09, 2026
Submitted by Mitze Alexander, registered psychiatric nurse, Early Psychosis Intervention Program
April 10 is B.C. Indigenous Nurses Day, a time to celebrate and appreciate the impact of Indigenous nurses.
For most of my life, I moved through the world without fully understanding my roots.
My grandmother was taken to a residential school at the age of three. Like many families, that experience resulted in loss of language, culture and teachings.
Growing up, I never learned about my heritage. In some ways, I was assimilated and shaped by a system that separated Indigenous people from their identity.
