First Nation wants inquest into Yukon woman’s death, cites ‘systemic racism’ in health care – CBC
Cynthia Blackjack of Carmacks died in 2013, and her family and First Nation still have questions
Feb 24, 2017
The Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation is asking Yukon Supreme Court to order a coroner’s inquest into the death of Cynthia Blackjack, who died while being medevaced to Whitehorse from Carmacks on Nov. 7, 2013.
Together with Blackjack’s family, the First Nation is arguing that the coroner’s original investigation was inadequate, and did not address “systemic racism” as a potential factor in Blackjack’s death.
The day before she died, 29-year-old Blackjack had gone to the Carmacks nursing station complaining of toothache, abdominal pain and vomiting.
