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NORTH COWICHAN, B.C. - A new hospital will become a place of healing for members of a British Columbia Indigenous nation after decades of fear associated with the current institution, a tribal leader said Thursday.
He says Cowichan Tribes members want to rebuild that trust after feeling they had to enter the current hospital through the back door.
Earlier this year, Cowichan Tribes leaders said racist comments were directed at tribal members by some members of the non-Indigenous community after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared on the reserve.
Health Minister Adrian Dix told a news conference that racism in health care exists, citing a report last year that found widespread systemic racism towards Indigenous Peoples in B.C. s health-care system.
Dix says the new hospital will be three times larger than the current Cowichan District Hospital in nearby Duncan and will be complete in 2026.
Our people will now call this hospital a place for healing, not a place of fear but a place of healing, Charlie said a news conference outlining details about the replacement project.
Cowichan Tribes members want to be part of efforts to rebuild a trust with the health care system, he said. Cowichan Tribes, not only Cowichan Tribes but First Nations, have had negative experiences with hospitals, institutions, Charlie said. It has taken away our trust from these institutions. In the past we experienced racism and we had to come through the back door.
Earlier this year, Cowichan Tribes leaders said racist comments were directed at tribal members by some non-Indigenous residents after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared in their community.
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