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The B.C. Assembly of First Nations has finished their 17th annual Special Chiefs Assembly.
The assembly concluded yesterday with speakers that include, Grace Dove, actress/director, on the first day and Autumn Peltier, water protector, on the final day. Regional Chief Terry Teege acknowledged and honoured National Chief Perry Bellegarde who addressed the BCAFN for the final time as he winds down his time at the Assembly of First Nations.
Other speakers included, Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild who spoke on federal legislation Bill C-15. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Dr. Daniele Behn-Smith and Dr. Shannon McDonald, acting Chief Medical Officer for the First Nations Health Authority who provided an update on Covid-19 vaccine roll out.
More than 24,000 Indigenous people in 113 B C communities have received COVID-19 vaccine as Phase 2 begins cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Amanda Follett Hosgood and Moira Wyton, Local Journalism Initiative
Some Indigenous peopleâs fear of the vaccine is not rooted in conspiracy theory, says one researcher, but in well-documented fact of Indigenous peopleâs treatment by the health-care system that is brutally unjust.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan-Pool February 22, 2021 - 6:00 AM Devin Sampare is clear that he’s not an anti-vaxxer. “My children got all the same vaccines I got as a kid,” he says. “I’m just very conscious about weighing risks, using discernment and making sure what I’m putting in is going to benefit me.”
The immunization program at a remote First Nations community on Cortes Island, B.C., is continuing to roll out despite the current shortages of COVID-19 vaccines.
High-risk populations, such as rural remote Indigenous communities particularly those that experienced COVID-19 clusters were among the first slated for vaccinations in February under Stage 1 of the provincial plan.
And the First Nations Health Authority is saying it s still hopeful to meet the next step of immunizing everyone who wishes to get a shot in all First Nations communities by the end of March.
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