Wednesday 11 December
 

Registration Opens

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Welcome

Professor Denise Wilson​

Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa​

 

Blessing

Elders June Shacklet and Colleen Seymour

University of Victoria, Canada​

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Keynote Address

Moving beyond equity to realise Indigenous hopes and aspiration 

Professor Denise Wilson

Tainui, Ngāti Porou ki Haratuanga, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Oneone, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa

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Professor Odette Best

Gorreng Gorreng (Wakgun Clan) and a Boonthamurra woman

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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Professor John Lowe

Cherokee and Lenape​

University of Texas at Austin, United States of America

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Associate Professor Lisa Bourque Bearskin

Beaver Lake Cree Nation

University of Victoria, Canada

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Chair: Professor Jacquie Kidd, Aotearoa

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Q&A

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Morning Tea​​

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Oral Presentations (3-minute, Pecha Kucha)​

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Nicole Thomas - United States of America

Identifying Settler-Colonial Determinants of Indigenous Health Within the United States 

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Associate Professor Jennifer Heck - United States of America

Postpartum Depression Prevalence in the Chickasaw Nation with a Description of Indigenous Perinatal Mental Health 

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Brenda Owen - United States of America

Seed by Seed: culture care to grow health equity 

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Tania McDonnell - Aotearoa

E Rere te Wai – Ko te hunga Kura Urupare’  

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15-minute Oral Presentations  

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Dr. Kiri Hunter - Aotearoa

Ngā Kōrero Pūmanawa: Whānau Māori Experiences of Mental Distress and Frontline Police Responses  

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Assistant Professor Michelle Kahn-John - United States of America

Aaniiih and Nakoda Youth Describe Psychosocial Impacts of Settler-Colonialism and Suggest Targeted Solutions. 

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Dr. Wanda Phillips-Beck - Canada

Advancing Truth and Reconciliation in Nursing Education: A Framework for Indigenizing Curriculum and Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism 

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Panel Session #2:

The role of nurses and health workers in climate adaptation research 

Chair: Professor Odette Best, Canada

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Lunch

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15-minute Oral Presentations  

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Dr. Kelly Waiana Tikao - Aotearoa

“Kei konei au – the layers that confine me but will not define me.” 

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Hilary Gourneau - United States of America

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Dr. Debbie Wilson - Aotearoa

A Culturally Based Intervention to Decrease Stress and Promote Well-being in Reservation-Based Native American Teachers 

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Dr. Jan Dewar - Aotearoa

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Waikura Kamo - Aotearoa

An Indigenous approach: developing national standards of nursing competence reflecting Indigenous knowledge and practice

 

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Associate Professor Sarah Llanque-White - United States of America

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Assistant Professor Michelle Kahn-John - United States of America

Indigenizing the nursing admission process: A participatory approach at a tribal university 

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Professor Odette Best - Australia

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Dr. Aletha Ward - Australia

Perimenopause and Menopausal Experiences of Indigenous Women: An International Scoping Review 2014-2024 

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Dr. Nikki Rose Hunter-Porter - Canada

The People’s Pathway: Upholding First Nations Mental Wellness Walking Alongside Skú7pecen (Porcupine) 

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Michelle Padley - Canada

Visiting with Métis kihtêyak, Understandings of Métis Youth Mental Health 

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Afternoon Tea

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On the Couch:

Envisioning Future Thinking in Nursing/Health Research

Chair: Professor Jacquie Kidd, Aotearoa

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Reflections on Now and the Future

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Handover for the 5th Indigenous Research for Health Equity Summit and Closing