Kanesatake to help vaccinate urban Innu living in Montreal – CBC

Apr 15, 2021

Quebec has not prioritized urban Indigenous populations in vaccine plan

Access to the COVID-19 vaccine has been a challenge for urban Indigenous populations in Quebec, which is why some First Nations in the province are coming together to vaccinate members living off-reserve.

This weekend, around 150 Innu living in the greater Montreal area will be vaccinated at a clinic in Kanesatake, Que., after an agreement was signed between the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community and nine Innu communities in the province.

“We believe they have every right to it as we do,” said Robert Bonspiel, spokesperson for Kanesatake’s emergency response unit.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/kanesatake-urban-innu-vaccine-clinic-1.5988918