Advances in Nursing for Indigenous Health

Dear Colleagues,

The special edition of Nursing Reports is dedicated to advancing understanding and action in Indigenous health within nursing practice, education, and research. Globally, Indigenous peoples continue to experience significant health inequities shaped by colonisation, systemic racism, and the ongoing marginalisation of Indigenous knowledges and ways of being and doing. Nurses, being the largest proportion of the healthcare workforce, have a critical responsibility to challenge the inequities and advocate for culturally safe, community led approaches to care.

This edition will bring together a diverse collection of voices from across the globe including Indigenous scholars, community leaders, and allies who are working to embed Indigenous perspectives within the nursing profession. We are seeking articles that will explore topics such as cultural safety, Indigenous led models of care, decolonising research methodologies, and projects and strategies that strengthen Indigenous participation in the nursing workforce. This collection aspires to be a catalyst for transformative change in nursing practice, education, research and policy, fostering a future where Indigenous health and wellbeing are recognised as being central to professional responsibility and social justice.

We invite potential contributors to this special edition and encourage you to share your insights and tell us about the great work you do that supports health equity and the principles of self-determination for Indigenous peoples.

Prof. Dr. Linda Deravin
Dr. Jan Dewar
Dr. Nina Sivertsen
Dr. Lynne Stuart
Dr. Ali Drummond
Prof. Dr. Karen Adams
Guest Editors

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• nursing practice and education
• indigenous health
• cultural Safety
• health Equity
• indigenous knowledge systems
• workforce diversity