Knowledge Maker

Weyt-kp xwexweytep. Hello everyone. My name is Jayne Wenlock and I am a proud member of the Simpcw First Nation. My father, Greg Wenlock, is from the Secwepemc Nation and my mother, Lynda McGrattan-Wenlock, is a third generation Irish Scottish settler; both of whom have settled on Treaty 7 land.

            I am currently a third year student enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Nursing (BScN) program at Thompson Rivers University. I started my nursing pathway with an interest in rural, northern, and Indigenous health, in large part because of my own background as an Indigenous woman, but also because I have seen the many difficulties that Indigenous populations have to go through to access safe, reliable, and ethical care in Canada.. These interests have only grown over the past three years as I have developed my clinical skills and expanded my community health interests.

            I believe that nurses are uniquely situated in health care to hear people’s stories and in turn, to be able to work with patients and families on multiple healing initiatives. Through my participation in the Knowledge Makers program I hope to broaden my understanding of how to best approach knowledge-seeking and story-telling in a humble, inquisitive, culturally informed way. 

            My long-term career goal is to become a Nurse Practitioner whose focus is public health and education, women’s health and mental health. At the end of my BScN I would like to have done everything possible in order that I may be prepared and orientated to work in a northern and/or remote areas.