‘You send an Elder to the concrete jungle and expect them to survive’ – Cabin Radio
June 26, 2024
A need for more Indigenous language supports was brought up repeatedly during a Monday briefing on systemic racism in the NWT’s healthcare system.
Led by health minister Lesa Semmler, the briefing – for a committee of regular MLAs – went through work done over the past couple of years and future plans.
“Indigenous language support is a challenge in our system,” said Fraser Lennie, the NWT health authority’s director of quality, risk and client experience, whose job includes supervising the new Indigenous Patient Advocate program.
