Atikamekw Nation

• Commemoration held for Indigenous children who disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitals

  Sipi Flamand, vice-chief of the Atikamekw community of Manawan, says about 50 Atikamekw children disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitals between the 1930s and 1980s.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2021
  
• Federal government allots $2M to help Atikamekw Nation implement Joyce’s Principle

  With the federal government's help, her community and family are hoping the principle in her honour will give other Indigenous people access to fair and equal health care.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2021
  
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• Atikamekw leaders taken aback by Quebec’s refusal to adopt measures aimed at improving Indigenous health care

  The measures, dubbed Joyce's Principle, are named for Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw mother of seven who died in hospital in Joliette, Que., in September after filming staff using derogatory slurs against her.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2020
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• Atikamekw groups call for equitable access to health care following Joyce Echaquan’s death

  The Atikamekw of Manawan Council and the Council of the Atikamekw Nation released their call to action today in a document called Joyce's Principle.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2020
• ‘You have very big hearts’: Husband’s message to supporters after death of wife, Joyce Echaquan

  "It's unfortunate that it happened this way, but I know that there is good in this world," said Joyce Echaquan's husband, Carol Dubé.

  Oct 8, 2020
• Family of dying Indigenous woman who filmed mistreatment in Quebec hospital, speaks out

  Family and friends of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous mother of seven who died in a Joliette hospital Monday, say her video and death are proof change is overdue.

  Health

  Sep 30, 2020
• Treatment of dying Indigenous woman in Quebec hospital sparks outrage

  A Quebec nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman livestreamed how she was being treated by hospital staff just prior to her death.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2020
• Two Quebec boys victim of alleged playground beating

  Police and social services are investigating the incident.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2017