The Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization. It is an affiliate group of the
Canadian Nurses Association
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), known in French as the Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada (AIIC), is the national professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed and registered pra ...
. The CINA is the only professional
nursing
Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...
organization for
Indigenous peoples in Canada
Indigenous peoples in Canada (also known as Aboriginals) are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada. They comprise the First Nations in Canada, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis#Métis people in ...
and was formerly known as the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada.
Ann Thomas Callahan, a Cree Canadian nurse, was involved in its creation,
and the association presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
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See also
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List of nursing organizations
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References
External links
Official website
Nursing organizations in Canada
Organizations established in 1975
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