Joyce Echaquan (First Nation), 37

Murdered: 28th september 2020.

Cause of death: Overmedicated on morphine, a drug she was allergic to, by nurses in hospital.

Place: Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec (Canada).

Perpetrator(s): Unknown names; healthcare workers.

Motive: Systemic racism, hatred of indigenous peoples, ignorance.

Verdict: 2 nurses dismissed from their job; under further investigation.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Joyce_Echaquan

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54350027

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/death-of-joyce-echaquan-nurses-order-wants-to-meet-with-atikamekw-of-manawan

https://www.mtlblog.com/en-ca/news/joyce-echaquan-exposed-quebec-nurses-slurs-on-facebook-live-just-before-she-died

https://realpeoples.media/one-day-they-are-going-to-kill-me-joyce-echaquan-killed-by-canadas-racist-healthcare-system/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/30/joyce-echaquan-canada-indigenous-woman-hospital

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/joyce-echaquan-s-death-highlights-systemic-racism-in-health-care-experts-say-1.5132146

https://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad/news/second-person-fired-after-indigenous-woman-taunted-before-death-in-quebec-hospital-1.13623043

https://time.com/5898422/joyce-echaquan-indigenous-protests-canada/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/joyce-echaquan-s-death-highlights-systemic-racism-in-health-care-experts-say-1.5132146

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/joyce-echaquan-family-answers-inquiry-1.5779766

https://capitalcurrent.ca/the-death-of-joyce-echaquan-indigenous-people-know-its-not-unique/

https://theconversation.com/joyce-echaquans-death-how-a-decolonizing-approach-could-help-tackle-racism-in-health-care-148517

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/2/systemic-racism-killed-my-partner-joyce-echaquans-family-says

https://globalnews.ca/news/7383841/joyce-echaquan-lawyer-public-inquiry/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/joyce-echaquan-death-lawyers-investigations-1.5745587

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/death-of-joyce-echaquan-benefit-concert-organized-to-advance-reconciliation

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/joyce-echaquan-s-death-highlights-systemic-racism-in-health-care-experts-say-1.5132146

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/30/joyce-echaquan-canada-indigenous-woman-hospital

https://www.upworthy.com/indigenous-woman-dies-in-canadian-hospital-after-filming-racist-taunts-from-nurses

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/10/5/it-was-sheer-hatred-indigenous-peoples-react-to-echaquan-death

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-atikamekw-joliette-1.5743449

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/family-of-atikamekw-woman-who-died-in-hospital-after-being-taunted-to-file-series-of-complaints-1.5129766

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dying-indigenous-woman-films-video-nurses-taunting-her-canadian-hospital-n1241697

https://www.cp24.com/news/death-of-indigenous-woman-in-que-hospital-highlights-racist-barriers-to-care-experts-1.5132144?cache=brirzndzdnjgzsas%3FclipId%3D89619

https://globalnews.ca/news/7377287/joyce-echaquans-death-highlights-systemic-racism-in-health-care-experts-say/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/joyces-principle-quebec-indigenous-health-care-1.5803416

https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/press-release/43342/the-death-of-joyce-echaquan-is-a-tragic-reminder-of-what-quebec-and-canadian-society-must-do-to-end-systemic-racism/

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-54380645

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/joyce-echaquans-death-highlights-systemic-racism-in-health-care-experts-say

https://people.com/human-interest/dying-mom-video-of-hospital-staff-taunting-her-racism-reports/

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/quebec-indigenous-death-racist-hospital-staff_ca_5f74b1d7c5b6374c55880703?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABWIRlIKtAjq6VZpvEkU23h24541rXklRpWkBKeT-FPAGuutSdYaYMP_LnrSqZ3rcwSHEHNqWRXEGexyb_nA0--p8RVD29tv3vZqSNk6Lj6BfSqjlDIqln6R7RM32suaEZtoRnNR8LwrBDaJ1s-LmYjWdKXplutzubKW9XdiipD6

https://nypost.com/2020/09/30/indigenous-woman-films-hospital-staff-taunting-her-before-death/

https://globalnews.ca/video/7367473/coroner-investigating-death-of-indigenous-woman-at-quebec-hospital

♥️ R.I.P Joyce Echaquan ♥️

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