Atikamekw
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Quebec orderly fired after Indigenous woman’s death should be reinstated: arbitratorJoyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw mother of seven, filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly were heard making derogatory comments toward her before she died.HealthAug 23
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Green light for class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women in QuebecThe two lead plaintiffs say they gave birth five times in hospital and that they were allegedly given tubal ligations without their full consent after their fifth births.CanadaAug 22
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Indigenous issues take back seat in Quebec election as campaign winds downAtikamekw Grand Chief Constant Awashish says he's not surprised the campaign has neglected issues such as Indigenous self-determination, use of lands, resource-sharing and more.PoliticsSep 30, 2022
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Joyce Echaquan’s family files $2.7 million lawsuit over her death in Quebec hospitalThe lawsuit names the Quebec hospital, a doctor who treated her and the ex-nurse who was caught on film insulting Joyce Echaquan.CanadaSep 29, 2022
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Indigenous rights advocates condemn Quebec human rights commission and youth protectionIndigenous groups are decrying a decision by the Quebec Human Rights Commission to not investigate allegations of systemic racism in youth protection.CanadaSep 28, 2022
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Quebec election: Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is ‘settled’François Legault says he never meant to offend when he said during a televised leaders debate last week that the situation at the hospital in Joliette, Que., is settled.PoliticsSep 20, 2022
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Quebec election: Legault criticized for saying Quebec hospital’s racism problem fixedLiberal Leader Dominique Anglade says the comments were nonsensical and are a sign of how disconnected Legault is from the realities faced by Indigenous people and other Quebecers.PoliticsSep 18, 2022
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Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over treatment of Atikamekw patientNurse Sylvie Bellemare had asked her patient, Jocelyne Ottawa, to sing a song in Atikamekw and whether her name translated to 'Joyce' in her community.CanadaJul 8, 2022
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Joyce Echaquan’s death ‘unacceptable,’ Quebec coroner says in addressing inquiry findingsCoroner Géhane Kamel said the death of Joyce Echaquan was accidental, but preventable — and that racism and prejudice contributed to it.CanadaOct 5, 2021
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‘Our community wants change’: Manawan community members discuss meaning of truth, reconciliationPeople who live in the Atikamekw community of Manawan say they want to move forward.CanadaSep 30, 2021
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