YOU CANNOT GIVE WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE

Kupuna Francine Dudoit Tagupa,

Director Traditional Hawaiian Healing,

Waikiki Health Center

Rachael Jones & Mallory Kroeker, SN3

Andrea Puamakamae’okawēkiu Kennedy,

RN PhD, Associate Professor

Mount Royal University

WE GIVE THANKS FOR BEING HERE ON TRADITIONAL BLACKFOOT TERRITORY

We share this presentation honouring Creator-Ke Akua,

our ancestors, elders, the land-`âina

with thanks to the indigenous peoples of

Treaty 7 and Hawai`i

WE ARE LOVING. WE ARE BRAVE. WE ARE IMPERFECT. WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER

1. What is the impact for student nurses who integrate indigenous and western teachings on spirit, strength, courage, vulnerability, compassion and self-compassion?

2. What are the benefits of a compassionate, strengths-based approach in student self-reflection and collaborative nursing practice?

ELDERS TEACH US TO EMBRACE AUTHENTIC SELF:INTERCONNECTION OF ALL BEINGSHOLISTIC SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH

AUTHENTIC WHOLE SELF:TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS FROM ELDERS – NATURAL LAWS TO GUIDE US

Seven Sacred Teachings

1. Love

2. Respect

3. Humility

4. Honesty

5. Courage

6. Wisdom

7. Truth Teachings by our

Cree Elder Grandmother Doreen Spence

MOVING FROM HEGEMONY →ETHICAL SPACE ( ERMINE, 2007 ) & TWO-EYED SEEING (BARTLETT, MARSHALL & MARSHALL, 2012 )

WESTERN AND INDIGENOUS WAYS OF BEING, KNOWING AND DOING

ETHICAL SPACE & TWO-EYED SEEING REQUIRES AUTHENTICITY:TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS, DISCOVERY, COURAGE, OHANA

WE PRACTICE SELF-CARE & SELF-COMPASSION SO WE MAY SHARE COMPASSION IN OUR DAILY LIVES AND NURSING CARE

WE PRACTICE SELF-COMPASSION & EMPATHY:BUILDING RESILIENCY WITHIN OURSELVES AND WITH OTHERS

CONNECTING WITH SPIRIT, STRENGTHS & PURPOSE: SHARE OUR GIFTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR DAILY LIVES AND NURSING CARE

TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING:OUR NEW WAY OF BEING IN NURSING EDUCATION AND CARE

HOW THIS EXPERIENCE SHAPES US AS NURSES:ACCOUNTABILITY AS AUTHENTIC SELF, RESPECT INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEW, SOCIAL JUSTICE, GLOBAL CITIZENS

POHAI O KAELOHA - WE ARE ONE

“IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, GO ALONE. IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER” AFRICAN PROVERB

REFERENCES

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (2009). Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Nursing Education. A Framework for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nursing. Ottawa: Author. Retrieved March 2, 2016 from http://www.cna-aiic.ca/~/media/cna/page-content/pdf-en/first_nations_framework_e.pdf?la=en

Bartlett, C., Marshall, M., & Marshall, A. (2012). Two-eyed seeing and other lessons learned within a co-learning journey of bringing together indigenous and mainstream knowledges and ways of knowing. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2(4), 331-340.

Bourque Bearskin, R. L. (2011). A critical lens on culture in nursing practice. Nursing Ethics, 18(4), 548-559.

Ermine, W. (2007). The ethical space of engagement. Indigenous Law Journal, 6(1), 193-203.

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THANK YOU JOHN FROM OUR OHANA. WE ARE INSPIRED BY YOUR WORK.