First Nation health ombudsperson’s office created in Saskatchewan – Global News
February 23, 2022
An ombudsperson’s office being created in Saskatchewan will be the first in Canada to help address racism against Indigenous people trying to get healthcare services.
“There has been a long history of negative, and sometimes tragic, interactions between First Nations people and health-care providers or hospitals,” Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said in a news release Tuesday. The federation represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan.
Cameron said the office will work to ensure that First Nations people feel safe to report discrimination they have faced while seeking health services.
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