Indigenous physician Dr. Barry Lavallee remembered as ‘fearless advocate’: Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin – CBC

Lavallee was CEO of KIM, a health-care organization supporting 23 northern Manitoba First Nations

Jan 20, 2026

Dr. Barry Lavallee, a prominent Indigenous physician whose work focused on improving health care for First Nations and Métis people in Manitoba, has died, Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin said Tuesday.

Lavallee served as CEO of Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc., a health-care organization supporting 23 northern Manitoba First Nations.

Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin said Lavallee had a “powerful voice” and was a “fearless advocate for those who faced injustice and harm.”

In a Tuesday statement, KIM called Lavallee a “visionary leader who has always been a great support for First Nations people in the North.”

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs said in a statement that Lavallee “fought tirelessly for First Nations people facing harm, inequity, and systemic racism.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/indigenous-doctor-barry-lavallee-dies-9.7053651