Enoch Cree Nation welcomes Edmonton-area Indigenous residents to COVID-19 vaccine clinic – Edmonton Journal

Apr 13, 2021

Enoch Cree Nation on the western edge of Edmonton is inviting all Indigenous area residents who qualify to get their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a clinic set up this week inside the River Cree Resort and Casino.

Any First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) people meeting the medical criteria can get their first shot at the site operating through to Thursday this week, said the Cree Nation in a Tuesday morning press release.

“Enoch welcomes this opportunity to lead and host the first ever urban First Nations vaccination clinic in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), Indigenous Services Canada First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, Treaty Eight First Nations of Alberta, Yellowhead Tribal College, and Enoch’s Miyo Machihowin (Health) Department,” Enoch Chief Billy Morin said in a statement.

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