First Nation family forced off reserve for health care – CBC

Nov 29, 2016

Moving to city for medical treatment is matter of life and death for people in remote communities

The year after Caleb Mckay found out he had kidney disease, his family packed up and moved more than 500 kilometres south for health care.

“It’s like my world collapsed and I now have to figure out what I’m going to do,” said Mckay, 61. “What’s going to happen? How’s it going to be here [in Thunder Bay]?”

The need to move for health services is common for many First Nation people living in remote communities. Access to basic health services on reserve are sparse, so requiring more complicated health services often requires leaving the community.

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