Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association

The Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization. It is an affiliate group of the Canadian Nurses Association. The CINA is the only professional nursing organization for Indigenous peoples in Canada and was formerly known as the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada. Ann Thomas Callahan, a Cree Canadian nurse, was involved in its creation,[1] and the association presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.[2]

Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association
AbbreviationCINA
TypeScientific, education
Legal statusactive
Purposeprofessional nursing organization for Indigenous peoples in Canada.
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Canada
Official language
English, French
AffiliationsCanadian Nurses Association.
Websitewww.indigenousnurses.ca

See also

References

  1. Mary Jane Logan McCallum; Adele Perry (2018). Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City. University of Manitoba Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-88755-571-8.
  2. Degrees, Spring/Summer 2015, p. 9


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