Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists who were shocked by Joyce Echaquan’s death last September in Joliette, Que., have been using their art to reflect their collective pain, but also their desire to denounce and combat racism in Quebec.
Posted: May 13, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 13
One of Joyce Echaquan s seven children holds up a poster of his mother during a vigil calling for Justice for Joyce , in September 2020, following her death at a hospital in Joliette, Que., 75 kilometres north of Montreal. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)
A Quebec coroner will begin hearing testimony and explanations as to why Joyce Echaquan died in hospital last September after being admitted with stomach pains, and why the Atikamekw woman had to endure racist remarks and insults during her final moments.
The three-week inquest into the 37-year old s death gets underway in Trois-Rivières, Que., on Thursday. Carol Dubé, Echaquan s husband and the father of their seven children, is expected to be the first person to testify.
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