The 34th Annual Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society, hosted by the Minnesota Chapter, focused on indigenous cultures from various places in the world. The Transcultural Nursing Society recognised that Native Americans, along with other indigenous peoples possess a wisdom that enables survival, growth, and well-being despite adversity. The conference was well attended, including number of indigenous participants of the North American, South American, African, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Pacific countries who shared their knowledge, values, practices and viewpoints. The following are a brief glimpse of highlights of this conference.

I want to begin by acknowledging Dr Helen Taiaroa, Ngaati Raukawa and Ngaati Kahungunu, who presented two papers written with Associate Professor Rose McEldowney: Weaving the contemporary position of maatauranga Maori with nursing practice, and What does it mean for a Maori (indigenous) nurse doctoral student and non-Maori (European) nurse academic to work in a bicultural supervision partnership? Both of these sessions were highly informative and created a lot of positive dialogue. The conference began with a talking circle, led by Dr Jana Lauderdale, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, a Comanche woman who uses talking circles in her research with Native American women. The focus of the talking circle was on being mindful of human rights when researching with indigenous peoples. It was recognised that it is easy...