Marc Miller said that borders and checkpoints are good for identifying people with COVID-19 entering a community, as well as making people aware of the disease, but they can't lead people to believe that they are safe.

The federal government isn't tracking or investigating deaths and poor outcomes at remote health clinics on reserves.

Four out of every five Aboriginal reserves have median incomes that fall below the poverty line, according to income data from the 2016 census that provides insight into the depth of poverty facing Indigenous Peoples in Canada.