Virtual Events and Resources

Past virtual learning events

Watch the following videos to view CNA’s past Indigenous-specific virtual learning events.

The Leadership of Indigenous Nurses: Uplifting the Next 7 Generations: Held during National Nursing Week 2026, this event highlighted how the leadership, commitment, and lived experiences of Indigenous nurses are essential in uplifting the next seven generations.

Honoring Indigenous Nurse Leadership: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism and Advancing Health Equity: Held on Indigenous Nurses Day 2026, we are proud to elevate the voices of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis nurse leaders.

Anti-Indigenous Racism Knowledge Sharing Event 2025: Held in September 2025, this event was a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing anti-Indigenous racism within the health-care system.

The Role of Nurses in Indigenous Health Care: Held during National Nursing Week 2025, this event was a critical discussion about the essential role that nurses play in Indigenous health care. It stressed the importance of learning from the past, recognizing both the strengths and challenges that exist in the present, and striving for much-needed systemic change in the future.

CNA’s land acknowledgement

In Canada, we live, learn, and work on traditional Indigenous territories. We are all direct beneficiaries of policies of expulsion and assimilation of Indigenous Peoples during and since the time of settlement and Confederation. CNA acknowledges that the land upon which we are meeting is and continues to be the home of diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. I am located in the unceded territory of the [insert local nation you are located in] and acknowledge them as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands.

We pay our respects to Indigenous Peoples past and present and affirm our commitment to respectful and positive relationships with one another and this land.

I make this acknowledgment with the recognition that nurses have a responsibility to learn the harsh and devastating impact that colonization has had on Indigenous Peoples past and present. We have a duty to respond to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day provides time to reflect and honour the children who never returned home from and the survivors of residential schools — and their families and communities. Recognition of this day, and taking the time to practise self-reflection, is an important part of the reconciliation process.

CNA is committed to listening, learning, and taking meaningful actions toward reconciliation. Let us stand together in solidarity with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, acknowledging the past and working toward a future grounded in respect, understanding and justice.

Help lines

National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
The crisis line is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of a residential school experience.

Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1-855-242-3310
The Hope for Wellness Helpline offers immediate help to all Indigenous Peoples across Canada in the following languages: Ojibway, Cree, Inuktut, English and French. They provide 24/7 culturally grounded assessment, referrals, counselling and support in times of crisis, including suicide intervention.

Suicide Crisis Helpline: call or text 9-8-8 (toll-free)
The Suicide Crisis Helpline provides a safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. This service is available in English and French.