The Southern Chiefs Organization, Business Council of Manitoba, and provincial government, are setting aside $450,000 to help Indigenous students become health care professionals.
From Left to right: Larry Vickar , Grand Chief Jerry Daniels , and Renée Cable .SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels said there is currently an under representation of Indigenous people in the field.
“The most current stats show only 1.5 per cent of nurses in Canada are First Nations, and fewer than 1 per cent of doctors identify as Indigenous,” he said, noting it’s important to change those numbers. “First Nations health-care professionals understand our people, and our culture, and are able to take a holistic approach to health care. We believe this will make all the difference in reducing the 11-year life expectancy gap between First Nations and all other Manitobans.”Daniels said the student funding will help break down economic barriers, which often stand in the way of First Nation youth fulfilling their career goals.
On Tuesday, minister of advanced education and training, Renée Cable, made a nod to ongoing issues in the province’s health-care system, particularly in First Nation communities.“Partnerships like this, opportunities like this, will help ensure that we have healthier communities, that our young people want to study and live and build families here, and really that the future of our province looks a lot brighter than right now,” Cable said.
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