{"id":227,"date":"2020-02-14T09:11:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T15:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/nursing\/?p=227"},"modified":"2020-02-14T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T15:11:13","slug":"informing-curricula-with-indigenous-ways-of-knowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/nursing\/informing-curricula-with-indigenous-ways-of-knowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Informing curricula with Indigenous ways of knowing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Dec. 13, 2019, a feast was held at Migizii Agamik \u2013 Bald Eagle Lodge<\/a> on Fort Garry campus, marking the end of a year-long project to develop curricula for the College of Nursing and the anticipated midwifery program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project, titled Indigenous\nways of knowing: Developing Indigenous competencies to inform undergraduate\nmidwifery and nursing curricula<\/em>, identifies places in both the midwifery\nand nursing undergraduate academic curricula in the College of Nursing, where\nIndigenous knowledge will be threaded as learning outcomes for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by Dr. Kellie Thiessen, director of the midwifery\nprogram, the project included input from Indigenous educators, midwives and\nnurses, focusing on embedding Indigenous ways of knowing, including the\nincorporation of Indigenous core competencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a team we identified key historical events related to\nintergenerational trauma that need to be embedded throughout both curricula,\u201d\nThiessen said. \u201cWe discussed Indigenous ways of teaching and evaluating and who\nshould be involved in the delivery of Indigenous content.  Most importantly we built relationships that\nwe will continue to cultivate to do this on-going work.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project was funded by the U of M\u2019s Indigenous\nInitiatives Fund<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project\nteam included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n