“…Indigenous nurses can act as role models, inspiring others of Indigenous heritage to pursue a university education or a nursing career, and they can help reduce economic leakage, being more likely to live in or work with Indigenous communities (Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada [A.N.A.C. ], 2009; Anonson et al, 2008;Exner-Pirot & Butler, 2015;Katz, O'Neal, Strickland, & Doutrich, 2010;National Aboriginal Health Organization, 2006). Indigenous registered nurses are able to align their cultural expertise with their clinical expertise in order to provide increased access to culturally safe quality health services West et al, 2013).…”