November 14, 2016 At night, he would arrive in Corey’s room by crawling through the window next to the bunk bed where she slept. She knew from the smell when he was there. By day, she endured different hands, sometimes under the most mundane circumstances _ once, she recalls, while in the kitchen eating lunch. He pulled down her underwear and started fondling her. He left money on the table. They were family members, these two predators _ their unwanted touch impossible to escape for a young girl living on a remote First Nation in British Columbia. Read More: http://aptn.ca/news/2016/11/14/isolation-a-barrier-to-exposing-sexual-abuse-incest-on-reserve-bellegarde/

Collaborative Indigenous Partnership Framework: Supporting Our Unique Expertise – Indigenous Nursing Knowledge

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT WEBINAR NOVEMBER 29, 1:30-3PM EST

It was envisioned by the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA) (formally known as the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada), Board of Directors that the organization and its members were in need of a more formal articulation of how they will continue to collaborate with various partners in their work at the national, regional and local levels.

As all of Canada enters into a new era of Reconciliation following the release of the long- awaited final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ‘Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future’ (TRC), the challenge becomes how to effectively respond to the 94 ‘Calls to Action’ that have been set out by the Commission.

Our collaborative framework was prepared to inform discussion among the CINA membership at our 2016 National Conference Pre-conference Session; “Developing a Collaborative Indigenous Partnership Framework: Supporting Our Unique Expertise: Indigenous Nursing Knowledge”. Participants provided input at the symposium and a previous CINA – hosted webinar with the focus on the national level work.

This webinar provides an opportunity to discuss regional perspectives. We will facilitate discussion that reflects consideration of the variable issues/topics that our members believe reflect their regional level priorities and interests.

• Is the work of CINA inclusive of regional nursing priorities and is it captured adequately via representation of our regional Board members?
• How do we capture the diversity of local Indigenous nursing knowledge in the work we do as Indigenous nurses and as a national organization?
• How can we involve our nurses in the regions in the national work?
• Who are the partners that they need to collaborate with?
• What are the systemic challenges they face?

We sincerely hope you will attend and lend your voice to this important work!

Webinar Date: November 29, 2016
Time: 1:30 – 3pm
Space is limited. First 125 people can join.

To register for this webinar, click on this link:

https://cnawebinars.adobeconnect.com/cinawebinars/event/event_info.html
Please contact Bernice Downey, Board member ON-PQ (downeybe@sympatico.ca) or Lisa Bourque-Bearskin, President (lbourquebearskin@tru.ca) for more information or if you have questions.

The Collaborative Framework document is attached in a pdf format should you wish to review before the webinar.