Indigenous Student Events

Nursing students, faculty and staff are invited to join our TR Circle and connect over a meal and discussion led by Grandmother Doreen. Known as Doctor Grandmother to many, Doreen Spence OC, is a Cree Elder who was born and raised on the Good Fish Lake Reservation. She is also a member of the Saddle Lake Nation as her father was from Saddle Lake. Grandmother Doreen retired from nursing after having spent many years nursing in general (active treatment) hospitals. She was one of the first Indigenous women to obtain a Practical Nursing Certificate, leading her to a nursing career that spanned over 40 years. Grandmother Doreen is an internationally respected traditional Cree Elder whose teachings have led her around the world, including as a committee member on the working group that developed the draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.