Conclusion

Supporting Indigenous students to be successful in the nursing program requires both the student and educator to have an understanding of the student's educational needs. In order to do this, it is paramount to understand the impact that colonization and historical trauma play in challenging student success. As an academic coach and instructor with Mahkwa omushki kiim: Pathway to Indigenous Nursing Education (PINE), providing support and coaching helps Indigenous students gain awareness of their current study strategies and coping mechanisms, allowing them insights into new ways to develop academic success. To identify the best process for students it is important to assess student readiness to learn which includes their coping methods and motivation to learn. Utilizing tools such as the MLSQ and CSSI, students and educators gain insight into the self-regulation abilities of students and can provide guidance and support to navigate this awareness.  Although there is a lack of research on study strategies that are specific to supporting Indigenous student success, this is an area of research focus that Dr. Marnie Kramer is invested in and has identified three strategies in which students have been successful: SQ4R reading method, stepped note-taking, and concept mapping. Utilizing components of the concepts of experiential learning theory, First Nations experiential learning theory and a constructivist theory, students can employ these tools as strategies in their learning process and bring Indigenous ways of knowing into a colonial system to create academic success in the nursing program.