So far, the coroner has heard from patients that they said that within a few hours before the video was released, Echaquan was abused, and the staff said that no treatment was provided to her nursing candidate.?? Adequate supportTold an expert witness that she was dead Could have been prevented.

Patrick Martin-Ménard, an attorney for the Echaquan family, said outside the court on Thursday, “Obviously, she was not under proper surveillance because she was not under proper surveillance at the time, which was the cause of her death. .”

The investigation began on May 13, not only exploring her death, but also exploring how Quebec treated the indigenous people. Health care system. The rest will focus on recommendations.

Atikamekw National Chief, Constant Awashish, said on Friday that Echaquan was clearly treated differently because she is an aboriginal and the health system needs to be changed.

He said: “We need to receive more education.”

More stories, same problem

This week, other disturbing cases came to light.

A man from Kanesatake, a Mohawk community in western Montreal, filed a human rights complaint with another hospital. Allegedly discharged Hardly wear any clothes.

In Saguenay, a medical worker time out Invaded indigenous patients.

Edith Cloutier, executive director of the Val-d’Or Indigenous Friendship Center, a non-profit community organization, believes that although these stories are hard to hear, they are still very positive in these situations.

Watch | The nurse who insulted Echaquan said she was too tired:

The nurse insulted Joyce Echaquan in a live Facebook video before her death. She told the coroner’s inquiry that she was overworked and stressed and apologized. 1:55

She said: “Even in the context of a pandemic…people are increasingly defending their rights.”

“We watched with Joyce. Even when she was dying, she defended her rights in her own way.”

The abuse of indigenous peoples in the Quebec health care system has been well documented.

The Fiennes Commission is a provincial survey in 2019 and found that the health care system “has problems in many ways.”

in particular, That report The “cultural barriers” faced by indigenous peoples were highlighted.

The retired judge Jacques Viens wrote: “According to the testimony of many citizen witnesses, it is clear that prejudice against indigenous peoples prevails in the interaction between caregivers and patients.”

Clouier said that the investigation into Echaquan’s death revealed some of the same problems, “but throughout her life as an indigenous woman.”

“What else can we say? There are inquiries and inquiries.”

Committed to services led by indigenous people

At a press conference on Friday, Quebec Minister of Health Christian Dubé and Minister of Indigenous Affairs Ian Lafrenière did not want to comment on the details of the investigation, saying that the matter is ongoing. Dubé said that the death of Echaquan “has deeply shocked all of us.”

However, the two ministers reiterated their commitment to improving the treatment of indigenous people and announced that the province will spend 27 million Canadian dollars to help indigenous communities establish special clinics for medical and social services.

The province also promised Diversity training After Echa Quan died.

Of this new funding, $12 million will be allocated to a clinic run by Cloutier’s Aboriginal Friendship Center in Val-d’Or.

The Minowé Clinic, which cooperates with the District Health Council, has been providing first-line healthcare services for ten years. It combines traditional values, medicine and culture in treating patients.