Posted: Mar 16, 2021 3:48 PM ET | Last Updated: March 17
Nurses fired after Atikamekw woman humiliated at Quebec clinic
The National18 days ago
2:06
Two nurses at a clinic in Joliette, Que., were fired after an Indigenous woman, Jocelyne Ottawa, spoke publicly about being humiliated during an appointment. [Note: a locator at 1:12 in this story should say La Tuque, Quebec not Manawan]2:06
Two nurses at a health clinic in Joliette, Que., were fired Tuesday afternoon after an Atikamekw woman revealed they had taunted her with racist insults.
The incident occurred in the same regional health network where, six months ago, another Atikamekw woman Joyce Echaquan died not long after recording the racist treatment she received from hospital staff.
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Manawan community looks to UN for justice after Joyce Echaquan s death
The Manawan community, tired of Quebec refusing to adopt Joyce s Principle, says it is going straight to the UN next week. Quebec today announced $19.2 million in measures to support members of Indigenous communities who are victims of crime.
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Posted: Mar 05, 2021 12:41 PM ET | Last Updated: March 5
Sipi Flamand, vice-chief of the Manawan Band Council, said turning to the United Nations might not have been necessary if the provincial government had adopted Joyce’s Principle. (Submitted by Sipi Flamand)
The Atikamekw community of Manawan says it will call on the United Nations (UN) to examine the reality of Indigenous women in the wake of Joyce Echaquan s death.