Canada: outcry after video shows hospital staff taunting dying Indigenous woman [View all]
Joyce Echaquan is seen grimacing as nurses call her ‘stupid as hell’, renewing calls for country to confront systemic racism
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Wed 30 Sep 2020 13.26 EDT
A shocking video showing hospital staff in Canada taunting a dying Indigenous woman has left a community in mourning and renewed calls for the country to confront the realities of systemic racism.
Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman, arrived at a hospital in the Quebec city of Joliette on Monday, complaining of stomach pain.
The mother of seven had previously suffered similar issues and told staff she had a heart condition. Echaquan started live-streaming her experience on Facebook as her pain escalated, and staff at the hospital appeared indifferent to her pleas for help.
In the footage, Echaquan is seen grimacing as nurses call her “stupid as hell”. “Are you done acting stupid? Are you done?” asked one nurse in French as Echaquan moaned in pain.
“You made some bad choices, my dear,” another nurse said. “What are your children going to think, seeing you like this?”
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/30/joyce-echaquan-canada-indigenous-woman-hospital
Joyce Echaquan, may she find peace.
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