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In the August edition of our 12-part Decolonising Global Health blog series, Dr Nicole Redvers, a member of the Denı́nu Kų́ę́ First Nation and recent DPhil graduate from the Evidence-Based Health Care programme, offers an Indigenous perspective on the decolonisation conversation. Drawing on her experience as a scholar and practitioner, Nicole explores how colonial legacies continue to shape health systems, the distinction between ‘decolonising’ and ‘Indigenising’ and the steps institutions like Oxford can take to become culturally safe spaces. Her reflections highlight both the challenges and the possibilities of reimagining global health through Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

Arctic River near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

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