MediaThe media is also responsible for some of the stereotypes that resonate in society regarding Aboriginal people. Hollywood, the news and books are all media resources in which Indigenous people can be portrayed in a negative way. For example, in many Hollywood films, indigenous people are portrayed as savage or illiterate beings who abuse alcohol and women, respectively. They are also overrepresented in terms of poor motherhood, substance abuse, and are seen as lazy among competent people rather than victims of historical trauma. Indigenous men and women are also criminalized in violence and other situations of oppression.OtherOthering is a term used to identify people who are different from the mainstream or majority and who contribute to territorial struggles of domination and subordination. The literature shows that otherness is a way of marginalizing minorities in the health system. This is something nurses can do without realizing it and can be used to identify themselves in relation to others. Altering someone makes them different from society's norm or what is expected of the status quo. Awareness of otherness is important because it can occur daily without recognition and often have consequences. Othering affects broader health care structures and must be studied so that changes can be implemented. The concept of otherness has been used in different schools of thought such as feminism and racism. Otherness is a way of examining inequality between people. According to Bowes (1993) “Otherness can affect health by creating barriers to access: those who have had negative experiences in the health system and those who do not feel welcome are less likely to re-enter the system health ...... middle of article ......relationships in the provision of nursing services. It's about putting systems in place that allow the less powerful to truly monitor the attitudes and services of the powerful, comment safely, and ultimately create useful, positive change that can only benefit nursing and the people we serve. (Ramsden, 1993, cited in Polaschek, 1998, p. The point of culturally safe practice is not only for nurses to learn, but also to discover why and how premeditated biases form, and then to striving to change attitudes Therefore, once one gains knowledge of the postcolonial and socio-political chronicles, attitudes should change This will help unravel the elements of the underlying issues of what constitutes care culturally. dangerous This should be followed by a change in nursing policies in health care settings and in broader health care structures (Polaschek., 1998).