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Symposium to explore impact of colonization on Indigenous health
March 3, 2020 —
North America’s Indigenous people face many health disparities, much of which can be traced back to colonization of their land by European settlers, says the keynote speaker of this year’s upcoming Helen Glass Research Symposium (HRGS).
The event, hosted by the College of Nursing, will be held March 16 – 18 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Dr. John Lowe, Cherokee Native American tribal member and a professor at Florida State University (FSU) will open the symposium with the Helen Glass Lecture, titled “The Impact of Colonization on the Health Equity of Indigenous People.”
Lowe is the founder and current executive director of the Center for Indigenous Nursing Research for Health Equity at FSU. He was the first Native American man to be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and is an advocate for competent and compassionate health care for Indigenous people globally.
