Indigenous Peoples have unique legislative considerations as employees that may have implications for researchers and health workforce leaders. This article aims to contextualize workforce surveys from an Indigenous employee perspective (What), identify legislation and taxation considerations for health workforce leaders regarding Indigenous employees (So What), and share organizational measurement tools and promising practices (Now What).
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