December 17, 2020
St. Paul’s Indigenous Health Liaison Workers Say Racism, Lack of Support Are a Daily Reality
Almost a month after Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital eliminated an Indigenous health and wellness team, three of the terminated workers are speaking out about lack of support from hospital leadership and anti-Indigenous racism they witnessed and experienced.
All four Indigenous health and wellness worker positions were cut in November, with the jobs ending Jan. 13. The hospital says it is restructuring and expanding the program.
The three workers interviewed by The Tyee, with a combined experien