In a news conference on Parliament Hill, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is joined virtually by Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn [.]
Indigenous Services Canada should review the management of its personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile and work with remote and isolated First Nations to address a nursing shortage, says Canada's auditor general.
Warning: This story contains content that may be disturbing to some readers. The federal government has pledged to provide Shamattawa First Nation with whatever it needs after the community declared a state of emergency following a recent suicide and a subsequent suicide attempt by a child. At a news conference on Wednesday, Indigenous Services Minister Mark Miller said he has reached out to Shamattawa Chief Eric Redhead to offer “all supports.” “We’re moving quickly to give them whatever they need to support the community in their time of need,” Miller said, describing the situation as “absolutely tragic.” On Tuesday, Redhead said there have been a number of suicide attempts in recent months, but two recent incidents prompted the state of emergency.
Federal Update on COVID-19 in Indigenous Communities
In a news conference on Parliament Hill, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller provides an update on the federal government’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease), focusing on the pandemic’s impact on Indigenous communities in Canada. He is joined by Valerie Gideon (the senior assistant deputy minister for the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada) and Dr. Tom Wong (the chief medical officer of public health for Indigenous Services Canada). (May 12, 2021)
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