About Us

As a club, we are committed to incorporating Indigenous voices into our team and our events, and to approaching all topics relating to Indigenous peoples with epistemic and cultural humility. We have begun incorporating land acknowledgements into our events and meetings, both internal and external. We also recognize the colonial histories of the healthcare and academic institutions we are part of, and we are working to understand what decolonial practices could look like in our future healthcare careers. Through our Knowledge Translation social media series, we will learn about Indigenous approaches to health and share that learning with our members. This includes honouring storytelling, lived experience, artwork, Land-based practices, and other Indigenous ways of knowing as meaningful pathways to health and wellness. In this work, we are learning to balance raising awareness of how ongoing colonialism affects Indigenous wellness, and taking a strength-based approach that celebrates Indigenous resurgence and the many successful community-led wellness initiatives. We take responsibility for our own education by seeking out Indigenous sources and resources.  Above all, we strive to create a culturally safe and welcoming space where Indigenous students feel invited to attend and take part, and where Indigenous voices are heard and valued.