Strengthening cultural safety through meaningful partnerships

Meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities help strengthen cultural safety in healthcare.

Kash Shade, Saakooyinaa Chief Executive Officer of the Blood Tribe Department of Health, reflects on collaboration, co-design and the importance of Indigenous voices being heard and acted on in healthcare planning and service delivery.

The video was filmed during National Indigenous Peoples Month Opening Ceremonies on Kainai Nation, hosted by the Blood Tribe Department of Health. This year’s theme, Embracing Cultural Safety, invites reflection on how healthcare teams and partners can help create care environments, relationships and systems where Indigenous patients and families feel safe, respected, heard and free from racism and discrimination.