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Siksika Nation Member Brings Human Rights Complaint in Response to Systemic Anti-Indigenous Discrimination in Alberta’s Healthcare Sector

September 28, 2023
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| Administration, Chief and Council, Health, Uncategorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 28, 2023 Siksika Nation, AB – A Siksika Nation member has filed a human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services and Strathmore District Health Services in response to systemic, anti-Indigenous discrimination in the healthcare sector.  On August 24, 2023, the Alberta Human Rights Commission accepted a complaint filed by Benedict Crow Chief, whose wife, Myra, passed away in April 2022 after attending at the Strathmore Hospital. The complaint describes how Benedict and Myra were subject to anti-Indigenous discrimination and racism at Strathmore, including negative stereotypes about Indigenous patients.  Discrimination against Indigenous persons in the healthcare sector is becoming…

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Blackfoot Tech Council Statement

September 23, 2022
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| Administration

Congratulations, Siksika! Just announced today: With leadership from the Blackfoot Tech Council and support from Siksika Nation’s Chief & Council, we’ve successfully raised the funding required to bring high-speed internet to every single home on Siksika Nation and the surrounding areas. Once the project is complete, our members will finally have equitable access to fast and reliable internet! See the press release for more details, and stay tuned for information about upcoming community engagement sessions, where you’re invited to come on out to learn more about what this will mean for your family and for your home. “First Nations people…

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Siksika Nation Discrimination in Healthcare

March 3, 2022
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| Chief and Council, Siksika Nation

OFFICE OF CHIEF AND COUNCIL GOVERNMENT OF SIKSIKA NATION P.O. Box 1100 Siksika, AB T0J 3W0 | (403) 734-5109 | Toll Free 1-800-551-5724 | www.siksikanation.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Siksika Nation Discrimination in Healthcare Siksika Nation, Alberta (March 3, 2022) – At a Special Called General Council Meeting of Siksika Nation Chief and Council, held on February 15th, 2022, the following motion was made: A MOTION was MADE and SECONDED to approve the Community Notice for Information-Gathering Interviews on Discrimination in Healthcare. Siksika Nation Chief and Council have received an overwhelming number of reports about Siksika Nation members suffering discriminatory, racist, or otherwise harmful treatment at Alberta hospitals and healthcare facilities. To help…

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INFORMATION-GATHERING INTERVIEWS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO, AND OR WITNESSED RACIST OR DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR WHILE RECEIVING HEALTHCARE

March 1, 2022
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| Chief and Council, Siksika Nation

OFFICE OF CHIEF AND COUNCIL GOVERNMENT OF SIKSIKA NATION P.O. Box 1100 Siksika, AB T0J 3W0 | (403) 734-5109 | Toll Free 1-800-551-5724 | www.siksikanation.com INFORMATION-GATHERING INTERVIEWS BEING CONDUCTEDFOR THOSE HAVING BEEN SUBJECT TO, AND OR WITNESSED RACIST OR DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR WHILE RECEIVING HEALTHCARE IN ALBERTA INVOLVING SIKSIKA NATION MEMBERS Siksika Nation Chief and Council have received an overwhelming number of reports about Siksika Nation members suffering discriminatory, racist, or otherwise harmful treatment at Alberta hospitals and healthcare facilities. To help address this issue, Chief and Council have authorized the firm JFK Law Corporation to conduct information-gathering interviews with Siksika Nation members. These interviews may be…

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New Outdoor Rink for Siksika

December 7, 2021
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| Chief and Council, Health, Siksika Nation

Siksika Nation Opens Calgary Flames Outdoor Rink Alongside Partners and Friends A new ODR (outdoor rink) at the Deerfoot Sportsplex was officially unveiled on Tuesday, December 7th, alongside friends and partners from the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC). The rink is the product of a direct relationship with the Calgary Flames Foundation and was first announced in the early spring of 2021. Dignitaries from Siksika Nation Chief & Council, CSEC, and some recognizable Calgary sports faces were on hand for the announcement, and to share about the significance of this new recreational facility. Read complete article here: Siksika Health…

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