Call for Speaker & Poster Proposals: 10th Annual Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit

Join us for the 2025 Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit, where we invite speakers and  poster presenters to share their expertise in culturally congruent healthcare for Native American communities. This year’s summit, Friday, November 7th at the UW-Madison School of Nursing, will be centered on the theme, Culture as Medicine. The Summit is for nurses and other healers to share knowledge and collaborative approaches to address the health and well-being of Indigenous communities, incorporate Indigenous wisdom, and promote planetary health which we depend on for our foods, medicines, and life itself. We seek proposals addressing evidence-based approaches, interprofessional communication/collaboration, health promotion/ disease prevention, and community-engaged scholarship.

The 2025 Summit will also feature Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer as its Keynote Speaker. She is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass and The Serviceberry.

Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to the dialogue and advance healthcare for Indigenous populations. Submit your proposal today! Students (undergraduate and graduate) in any healer profession program are encouraged to apply!!

Themes and Topics of Interest

  • Promoting health and wellbeing across the next seven generations
  • Examples of indigenous lead research
  • Academic & community partnerships
  • Traditional healing
  • Culturally specific healthcare
  • Environmental/global projects
  • Anything related to health promotion/disease prevention

Selection Process

If you are interested in speaking at the Summit, please submit your proposal by March 31, 2025. Poster proposals from students must be received by July 31, 2025. All submissions will be reviewed by the Summit planning committee.

If you are selected as a speaker, you will be asked to submit:

  • A conflict of interest disclosure
  • Permission to live-stream your presentation
  • A headshot photo
  • A professional bio-sketch
  • Your presentation title, learning objectives, and PowerPoint slides (if applicable)

How To Submit Your Proposal

Submit your proposal by completing the online application found here. For questions regarding your submission, please contact Jeneile Luebke, PhD, RN at [email protected].

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1. Contact information: (If co-presenting, each presenter needs to complete this form)

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List 3 measurable objectives from the learner’s perspective. For help writing objectives, please visit: https://www.aamc.org/system/files?file=2019-07/learning-objectives.pdf
(e.g., nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, psychologists, social workers, or other)
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4 – 5 sentences.