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Military member victim of anti-Indigenous racism in hospital, First Nations council says
A member of the military who was turned away from a Duncan hospital despite serious medical symptoms, and was later committed to a psychiatric ward in Victoria, is a victim of anti-Indigenous racism, according to the First Nations Leadership Council.
The council is calling on Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who is leading an independent investigation into anti-Indigenous racism in B.C.’s health-care system, to include the case of Cpl. Connor Sutton, 23, of the T’Sou-ke Nation.
Chief Don Tom, vice-president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, said for Sutton to be “held in the psych ward, with the immense physical, emotional, and mental trauma he is experiencing, and with there being no proper diagnosis of his condition, is cruel and appalling.”
The First Nations Leadership Council is calling on the relevant health authorities and service providers to end discriminatory conduct, and asking the Canadian Armed Forces to intervene when one of its own is affected by anti-Indigenous racism.
“He served his time in the military,” said Phillips. “We’re kind of surprised — usually if something happens like that, the military would be backing them up as much as possible.”
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/military-member-victim-of-anti-indigenous-racism-in-hospital-first-nations-council-says-1.24174604
A member of the military who was turned away from a Duncan hospital despite serious medical symptoms, and was later committed to a psychiatric ward in Victoria, is a victim of anti-Indigenous racism, according to the First Nations Leadership Council.
The council is calling on Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who is leading an independent investigation into anti-Indigenous racism in B.C.’s health-care system, to include the case of Cpl. Connor Sutton, 23, of the T’Sou-ke Nation.
Chief Don Tom, vice-president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, said for Sutton to be “held in the psych ward, with the immense physical, emotional, and mental trauma he is experiencing, and with there being no proper diagnosis of his condition, is cruel and appalling.”
The First Nations Leadership Council is calling on the relevant health authorities and service providers to end discriminatory conduct, and asking the Canadian Armed Forces to intervene when one of its own is affected by anti-Indigenous racism.
“He served his time in the military,” said Phillips. “We’re kind of surprised — usually if something happens like that, the military would be backing them up as much as possible.”
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/military-member-victim-of-anti-indigenous-racism-in-hospital-first-nations-council-says-1.24174604