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SA国际影视传媒淚t was shocking, she said. SA国际影视传媒淰ery, very terrible.SA国际影视传媒�

Papik, an Inuvialuit woman living in British Colombia, learned her uncle Hugh Papik, who had suffered a massive stroke at the Aklavik Health Centre, died after his symptoms were dismissed by staff as drunkenness. Her cousin, Maggie, arrived at the centre to find Hugh lying on the floor. It took hours before he could be transported to Inuvik and then to Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Hugh Papik's death sparked accusations of racism within the territory's healthcare system and prompted the territorial government's minister of health and social services, Glen Abernethy, to order an external investigation into what the GNWT called a SA国际影视传媒渃ritical incident.SA国际影视传媒�

In February of last year, following the completion of a probe led by Manitoba physician Marlyn Cook of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, the GNWT released 16 recommendations put forth by Cook. The guidelines included calls for increased representation of Indigenous healthcare workers and for cultural safety training based on an SA国际影视传媒渁nti-oppression framework.SA国际影视传媒�

One year later, with no updates from the GNWT on which recommendations have been adopted, Papik wants to know, SA国际影视传媒渨hat's actually being done?SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒�(I want to) try and create some accountability and transparency, which I think is key for any kind of change to happen,SA国际影视传媒� she told News/North.

In conjunction with the GNWT's publishing of the recommendations last year, Abernethy, who vowed to fight SA国际影视传媒渟ystemic racismSA国际影视传媒� within the healthcare system following the investigation, stated he would be directing departments to review and consider the findings, adding, SA国际影视传媒淲e will take action to improve in all areas where we have justification and resources to do so.SA国际影视传媒�

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SA国际影视传媒淚 would like to know what they have implemented in terms of those recommendations, just because I know it's an ongoing issue. The healthcare system is set up to deny care,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

For Papik, the death of her uncle is yet another example of the discrimination Indigenous people face within the healthcare system.

She said her aunt, Hugh's sister, died a number of years ago after being misdiagnosed.

SA国际影视传媒淚've had people, friends who are in Nunavut ... reach out to me and say this happened to their uncle there,SA国际影视传媒� said Stephanie, adding institutional discrimination goes beyond healthcare, as seen with the recent acquittal of a man charged in the death of Colten Boushie.

SA国际影视传媒淚 feel a stronger connection to other families who are experiencing systemic and individual discrimination and racism. Even though I don't know them, I feel close because I know how it feels to have a family member not treated like a human being,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

Papik told News/North her dialogue with the GNWT regarding the implementation process has been limited , with most of the information she receives coming second hand from the media.

SA国际影视传媒淭hey weren't very forthcoming and they never did share the actual report,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

The GNWT made the 16 recommendations public, but the full report from which they came remains guarded.

News/North didn't receive comment from the GNWT Justice department before press time.

While Papik called the structural changes proposed in the recommendations SA国际影视传媒済ood,SA国际影视传媒� she said work must also be done on an individual level to address unconscious biases and perceptions about Indigenous people SA国际影视传媒� and to ensure what happened to her uncle doesn't happen again.

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Increased awareness and education, Papik said, would change minds SA国际影视传媒� and SA国际影视传媒渉earts.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淭hat kind of shift needs to happen for people to get out of their head and move past unconscious social conditioning.SA国际影视传媒�