Join Professor Faye McMillan AM FPS, Dr Leanne Te Karu, Assistant Professor Jaris Swidrovich and Bronwyn Clark in an engaging round table interview.
- Faye is a Wiradjuri yinaa (woman), a community pharmacist and is recognised as the first Indigenous Australian to hold a western degree in pharmacy in Australia.
- Leanne was born near her ancestral mountain of Ruapehu where she affiliates to her Ngāti Rangi, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi side, in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- Jaris is a Two Spirit Saulteaux First Nations and Ukrainian man and pharmacist from Yellow Quill First Nation, Canada.
Through sharing their experiences in Aotearoa/NZ, Australia and Canada they discuss how Indigenous leadership can be enabled in pharmacy practice.
In this video, they discuss:
- What the future looks like
- The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
- The role of universities and the people within them
- Allocating resources and creating spaces in universities
- The role of non-Indigenous allies and the importance of listening
They reflect on their session delivered at the International Pharmeceutical Federation (FIP Conference).