Biography

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Leanne Poitras Kelly, RN PhD, Metis/Cree cis-gendered woman originally from Saskatchewan’s Qu’appelle Valley, currently living and working on the unceded and occupied territory of the Coast Salish people of Vancouver Island. 

Leanne has worked in First Nations community and public health for over thirty years in various communities in Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Leanne is currently an Associate Teaching Professor with University of Victoria, School of Nursing. 

Her work is informed by strong relationships with local First Nations communities and Indigenous nurse mentors and has a strong focus on anti racist pedagogy, strength base Indigenous knowledges and intersectionality of complex community systems which influence health outcomes. 

Leanne has been involved in supporting nurse education throughout her career through community preceptorships, formal course work, both via distance and in-person classroom settings and immersive land-based learning opportunities.