Apology (Abridged 1min 47s)_Council of Deans Nursing & Midwifery_19 Aug 2022_Prof Karen Strickland

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY LEADER TO MAKE HISTORIC APOLOGY TO ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES
For the first time in Australian history, a national nursing and midwifery leadership group delivered an apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, for the hurt and harm caused by non-Indigenous nurses and midwives.
On Friday 19 August 2022, Professor Karen Strickland, Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM), delivered an apology on behalf of the CDNM and its members, at the 2022 Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) National Conference. The majority of delegates will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practising or retired, and student nurses and midwives.
The apology acknowledged the historical contributions of nurses and midwives in the implementation of racially discriminatory government policies, that intentionally or indirectly harmed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under the guise of ‘care’. Nurses and midwives were involved in, and in some cases still are, causing harm to individuals, families and communities, and the professions denied Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people entry into and influence within the nursing and midwifery professions and health service delivery.
Note: The CDNM is the peak organisation that represents Deans and Heads of School of Nursing and Midwifery in Australian and New Zealand universities that offer undergraduate and postgraduate nursing and midwifery programs.