First Nation woman’s death inquest yields 42 recommendations to improve remote health care – CBC

Aug 19, 2024

Family of Ruthann Quequish seeks better future for Kingfisher Lake First Nation

Jordan Quequish says he’s always protected his sisters.

As he closed the inquest into the death of his youngest sister, Ruthann, with a traditional song and drum, he expressed hope that others are protected from the same pain his family has gone through.

Ruthann’s family advocated for a discretionary inquest into her death. More than seven years after the 31-year-old’s passing, three weeks of proceedings wrapped up on Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont.

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