Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association

Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association

Abbreviation	CINA
Type	Scientific, education
Legal status	active
Purpose	professional nursing organization for Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served	Canada
Official language	English, French
Affiliations	Canadian Nurses Association.
Website	www.indigenousnurses.ca

The Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization. It is an affiliate group of the Canadian Nurses Association. The CINA is the only professional nursing organization for Indigenous peoples in Canada and was formerly known as the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada. Ann Thomas Callahan, a Cree Canadian nurse, was involved in its creation,^[1] and the association presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.^[2]

References

^ Mary Jane Logan McCallum; Adele Perry (2018). Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City. University of Manitoba Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-88755-571-8.
^ Degrees, Spring/Summer 2015, p. 9