1. Explore the impact of indigenous wisdom in
transcultural nursing.
2. Analyze the intersection of hope
and human rights in supporting health and well being
throughout the world.
3. Uncover cultural care knowledge
through hope and social justice in populations facing Malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS,
and Poverty.
4. Apply transcultural research to
issues of health and human
rights among indigenous persons.
We have invited
several speakers from indigenous communities to address the questions of
health and human rights and relate those insights to the commitment and
work of transcultural nurses.
Below is a brief
description of three of our five invited speakers:
Mrs. Selma
Shejavali
is an educator and community organizer. She is from Oshali, Ondonga,
Namibia and has a rich history of supporting justice and development in
disadvantaged communities in Namibia. Mrs. Shejavali began a program for
HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women and Children in Namibia and is
currently leading the Owambo Oral History Project in northern Namibia.
Pandu
Hailonga-vanDyjk, PhD, RN.
Dr. Hailonga is a native of Namibia and is currently working for the
United Nation Population Fund in Windhoek, Namibia. Her educational and
clinical focus has been on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health,
and gender and HIV/AIDS. In her role with the UN, Dr. Hailonga advises
and develops health programs which incorporate indigenous wisdom and
traditions to improve health.
Mr. Leonard
Littlefinger
is a retired CEO of the Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital which
serves the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in western South Dakota, USA.
He is an elder in the Lakota tribe and is a spokesperson for Native
American rights.
Each of these
presenters will eloquently speak of hope in their lives and in their
work. We are honored to welcome them to our conference.
