The following statement from Susan Brown, Interior Health president & CEO, is in response to the report released Feb. 4, 2020 by Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond.
The important work led by Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond to investigate the extent to which Indigenous-specific racism exists in our health system, must mark a turning point for our province and our region.
We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.
Name: Alicia Cardiff
Worksite: Dr. Andrew Pavilion, Recreation Department, Summerland
Years of Service: 1
Job Title: Recreation Therapy Assistant
Last year saw the launch of an investigation into Indigenous-specific racism in the B.C. health-care system, bringing new focus on Aboriginal health and wellness. As health-care providers look to implement the In Plain Sight Report recommendations, the Interior Voices podcast provides resources for improving culturally-safe care.
In This Together is a series dedicated to the stories of people contributing to our COVID-19 response. The following story is an account from Spotted Fawn Minnabarriet, a public health nurse with Interior Health.
S7entsa Spotted Fawn Minnabarriet, squza7sa s7 Eleanor Wells muta7 Larry Gordon, Lilwat7ulmeckan, muta7 St’at’imc (My name is Spotted Fawn Minnabarriet of the Lil’wat nation in the St’at’imc territory. My parents are Eleanor Wells and Larry Gordon).
