Osani Balkaran, a Canadian musician and producer, recorded and produced this Witness podcast.

Etuaptmunk (Two-Eyed Seeing) article begins with acknowledgement of Indigenous research existence on Turtle Island for millennia, where knowledge(s) to work with the land and its inhabitants are available for next generations. Currently, within health research these knowledge systems are often silenced, as biomedical ways are privileged and viewed as valid. When Indigenous knowledge is solicited, the knowledge system is predominantly an ‘add-on’ or is assimilated into biomedical (Western) understandings. Rooted in Indigenous teachings and knowledges, Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) and Ethical Space, approach research with the aim of disrupting the attraction to a singular worldview, thereby, disrupting the dominance of biomedical knowledge. Knowledge rooted in diverse knowledge systems is required to challenge colonial relations in health research and practice. Come listen to the podcast, where two of the co-authors, Dr. Moneca Sinclaire and Dr. Annette Schultz share their conversation about the article, central ideas, along with mention of two exemplary research projects: mite achimowin - heart talks and Pac Ow Tay. A synergy between Etuaptmumk and Ethical Space can support working with both Indigenous and biomedical knowledge systems in health research and enhance reconciliation.

TW: This episode discusses trauma, particularly sexual violence, which may be triggering to some.

In Women Unsilenced, public health nurse advocates and human rights defenders Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald detail their 28 years of working with, and advocating for, women who have been victims of Non-State Torture (NST). The book explores the complex interrelationships between patriarchy, and political, health, and justice systems which work in synchrony to revictimize and silence the voices of women and girls who have been victims of NST. Through raw first-person testimonies and images, Jeanne and Linda unsilence the voices and experiences of these women throughout their book while immersing the reader in the bone-chilling realities of human evil in our communities. Nurses and nursing students alike will be especially drawn to this book for its guidance on NST victimization traumatization informed care and incorporating a feminist social justice lens in their practice. In this podcast, we talk with Jeanne and Linda about their book Women Unsilenced and we discuss what constitutes NST, the role of nurses and health care in the healing process for victims of NST, and how nurses, nursing students, the profession of nursing, and civil society can advocate for social recognition and justice for victims of NST.

Women Unsilenced: https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000164461020/Jeanne-Sarson-and-Linda-MacDonald-Women-Unsilenced

The Witness podcast is affiliated with Witness: The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse (https://witness.journals.yorku.ca/) and is intended for knowledge mobilization and dissemination. Witness is a Canadian peer-reviewed scholarly and open-access nursing journal which invites critical discourse regarding health rooted in social justice and advocacy.

Catherine Larocque, RN, MScN is a PhD(c) in nursing at the University of Ottawa and the host, editor, and producer of the Witness podcast.